"1 BEFC)RE HON'BLEI^IGH ©OURTOFCHM^WTIiSGARH AT BILA6PUR(C.G.) '.^^ .' :t;^ilf^: 1^'tsy ••' •'• :.1:..-/^^^^'.':>;'' ^^aK y PERTITIONER: .^-' WRITPETITIONNO. %B'^ ^- 72005 iVI/S. YUGBODH fRAKASHAN (Regjstereci Partnership Firm) • . ^ .RegisteredOffiee,: 6, Samta Colony / KrishnaTalkies Road,Raipur(C.G.) iT'hrough^Partner : :': . ..; Atmbodh'AgraWal, aged.SSyears ' S/oShrlLal.ehandAgrawal , • - R/Q&.iSaifita Colony, KrishnaTalkJes Road RaipuR^G.)' ; : •^. • :'';:.' VERStS CHHWTISGARH MADHYAIVIIKSHIKSHA MWB/U- . '}':11 ':.: './.; ..1;;"^1: :'1 PenSio Bada, Raipur (C.GJ . irough :Secretary. , CHHATTISGARH PATHYA PUSTAK MIGAM • GurudwaraRbad.ShyamNagar;.: ;7elibandha,RaipuF492006 U^^ . Through: Managing Direetor. . . • PETITIONUNDERARTICLES226/2270FfHECONSTITUTIONOFINbtA 1.. ParticularsofthePetitioner- Asgivenirithecause-title. NI 's^ ^^ ^•<- HI6HCOURT OF JUMCATURE A7 BILASPUR (CHHATTIS6ARH) Writ Petition No.1856 of 2005 M/s Yu9bodh Prakashan, Raipur - Versus- The Chhattisgarh Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Raipur Writ PetLtion NpJ'l 14 of 2005 M/s Yugbodh Prakashan - Versus - Chhattisgarh Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal and another Writ Petition No.2407 of 2005 M/s Yugbodh Prakashan - Versus- State of Chhattisgarh & others WritPetjtion No.2636 of 2005 M/s Yugbodh Prakashan - Versus- State of Chhattis9arh <& others AND Writ Petition No.2749 of 2005 M/s Yu9bodh Prakashan, Raipur -Versus- 5tate of Chhattisgarh & Others POST FOR ORDER ON l£TAU(5UST. 2005 Sd/- L-C.Bhadoo Judge F':'3Bii '•'S!^^ K9 s'a A±^ HI6H COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR (CHH-4TTIS6-4RH) Writ PetitiQn No.1856 of 2005 M/s Yugbodh Prakashan, Raipur - Versus- The Chhattisgarh Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Raipur WritPetitiorLNo.2114pf 2005 M/s Yu9bodh Prakashan - Versus- Chhattis9arh Madhyaniik Shiksha Mandal and another & Writ Petition No.2407 of 2005 M/s Yu9bodh Prakashan - Versus - 5tate of Chhatti39arh & others Writ Petition No.2636 of 2005 M/s Yugbodh Prakashan - Versus - State of ChhattiS9arh & others AND Writ Pctition No.2749 of 2005 M/s yu9bodh Prakashan, Raipur- -Versus- 5tate of Chhattis9<arh A Others For the petitioner. For the State/respondent No.l P'teient: - 5hri V. 6. Tamaskar, Advocate: Shri Prashant Mishra, Additional Advocate Seneral; Shri H(,B. Agrcu/af, Sr. Advocate with Shri B.t>. ©uruAMiss 5hipila Biswas, Advocaies: For the respondent No.2. Sliri Ranbir Singh Marhas, Advocate: For the respondent No.3. 1 OR D E R L.C.BHADOO. J. (Passed on J^^-August, 2005) r-'rTll^n—s- ^^^•^^;-^^^^W^.fd,SC^'-SsMSfK.^E^S^,.-cu&- £SS3!V^KWKfWSa»3SS 'i- 1. By this common order Writ Petitions No.1856/2005, 2114/2005, 2407/2005, 2636/2005 and 2749/2005 are being disposed of because sanne the petitioner has consecutiveh/ filed these 5 petitions catling in question the action of respondents Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education and the State Sovemment whereby they decided to give the printin9, publishin9 cind circulation of the text books of class-9th ond 10th to the Chhattisgarh Pathya Pustak Nigam in contravention of the agreement dated 12-6-2002 executed between the petitioner and Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary ••^ Education for printing, publishing and circulation of the text books for a period of 5 years with effect from 2002. 2. Brief facts necessary for the disposal of these writ petitions are that the petitioner is enyig&d in printing, publishing and selling the text books. In the year 2002, the Secretary of the respondent Board prescribed text books for the stondard of class-9th, 10th, 11 and 12 ouid thereafter, respondent Board entered into an a9reeinent on 12-6-2002 for a period of 5 years with the petitioner allowing him printing, publishing and circulation of text books of the above closses viz. for clcxss-10th 'Sonskrit Samonya', for class-10 'Hind'r Special', for clflfis-12th 'Hindi Special', for class-9th '6eneral ?< English', for class-10th 'fieneral English' and for class-12th 'Seneral English' and the petitioner herein was required to pay royalt/ of Rs.3,50,000/- per year. Thereafter, the petitioner started printing, publishing and circulation of the above books. He printed, published -* and circutated these ,books for the year 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05 after depositing royalty of Rs.3,50,000/- per year. Even the petitioner deposited the royalty of Rs.3,50,000/- for the session 2005-06. However, vide leUer, dated 26-4-2005 Chhattisgarh Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal, Raipur informed the pctittwier that the 5'tatc <?f Chhattisgarh has conAtjtutad Chhottfsgarh Pathya Pustak Nigam (Corporotion) and a decision has been taken 'that now the said books shall be published by the said, c^ *E Chhattisgarh Pathya Pustak Nigam, therefore, manuscript of the books be returned to them. The petitioner herein challenged the said action of the Board vide Writ Petition No.1856/2005. However, uvhen the motter was taken up for hearing on 12-5-2005, Mr. H. B. Agrawal,learned Senior Counsel for the Board, informed that the letter dated 26-4-2005 has been withdrawn by the Board. 3. Chhattisgarh Pathya Pustak Nigam informed the petitioner on 12-5- 2005 about the cweat filed by them. On 24-5-2005, the petitioner again filed a Writ Petition No.2114/2005 for seeking direction that Chhattisgarh Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal cannot directly or indirectly revoke the ogreemen't dated 12-6-2002 and further sought relief that respondents Chhattisgarh Madhyamik Shiksha Mcuidal and Chhattisgarh Pathya Pustak Nigam be restrained from printing, publishing, distributing and selling the text books. However, the State of Chhattisgarh vide order dated 1-6-2005 declared that it has decided that all the text books in question shall be printed, circulated, published and distributed by •the Chhattisgarh Pathya Pustak Ni9am. The petitioner was constrained to file another Writ Petition No.2407/2005 questioning the said order of the ©overnment dated 1-6-2005. The petitioner again filed a Writ ^ Petition No.2636/2005 questioning the decision of respondents that they have changed the syllabus wittiout giving any notice to private publishers which are authorized and registered by it, and the 5+ petition namely, W.P. No.2749/2005 was ago.in filed by the petitioner -* praying therein that the order dated 30-4-2005 issued by t+ie ©overnnientbe quashed whereby it was decided to change the books of closs-9 and 10 and further to direct the respondents to withdraw all the text books printed, circulated, published and sold contrary to prospectus, 2002. 4. Return has been filed on behalf of Chhattisgarh Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal in which it has been mentioned that the Board of Secondary Education was constitutedon 20-7-2001 after re-organization of thg^ MM, wm\m^ i!l puo uoj4.D3i|qnd '6ui+uud 'uoi+tuodajd ^o qof aL|+ jaAo puDt) o+ ja4.j.Dajai|+ puo s>|ooq +X34. aqussaud 04. sjawod ^o+n+c+s pssiojaxa SDI) +uau4ujaAog 34.04.5 aijj. 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Having heard leamed counsel for the parties, I have examined the legal position. Section 2(d) of the Adhiniyam, 1973 envisages that "Syllabi" means a document containing courses of instructions for each standard of primary education, middle school education and secondary education.' Section 2(e) of the Adhiniyam, 1973 defines the "text book' which envisages that: (i) in relation to a final examination means any book approved by the State 6overnment in accordance with the syllabi prescribed under this Act. (ii) in relation to any other examination held in on approved school or a school recognized by the Board means any book approved by the State (Sovernment in accordance with the syllabi prescribed under this Act. Section 3 envisages about layingdown of syllabi and once the syllabi is fixed, the follow up action is prescription of the text books in accordance with the syllabi. Sub-section (1) of Section 3 envisages that 'Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) the State Sovernment moy, from time to time, in relation to primary education cind middle school education and the Board may, from time to time, in relation to secondary education lay down syllabi and pubtish the same -w such manner as may.be prescribed.' Sub-section (2) of section 3 envisages that 'The syllabi laid down under the authorit/ of the State Governtnent in the case of primary education and middle school education and by the Board, in the case' of the secondar/ education and in force immediately before the appointed day shalt be the syllabi laid down and published for the purpose of sub-section (1). - -- M^ %^.. 9. Sub-section (1) of 5ection 4 envisages that 'The State Government may, by order, prescribe the text books according to syllabi laid down under Section 3: Provided that text books for secondary education shall not be prescribed without prior consultation with the Board.' Section 5 deals with preparation, printing and distribution of text books which envisages that 'The State ©overnmentmay, if it considers it necessary so to do, undertake the preparation, printing or distribution of text books itself or cause the text books to be prepared, printed Or distributed through such agency as it may deem .,/ fjt on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. Therefore, plain reading of the above provisions of the Adhiniyam, 1973 makes it clear that the text books for secondar/ education are to be prescribed by the State 6overnment with prior consultation of the Board in accordance with the syllabi kxid down under Section 3. 10.If we look into the facts of the present case, the Board and the State ©overnmenthave categorically stated in their return that while entering into the agreement/contract with the petitioner, the text books were not prescribed by the State of Chhattisgarh and only the text books we.re. prescribed by the Board without approval of tbe Government dnd the same were being printed by the petitioner, whereas, as per the return filed by the State fiovernment, the Board on the request of the State Sovernment revised the text books <md prepared a rtianuscript of the text books afresh in accordance with the syllabi. The State Sovernment issued ^, an order on 30th April 2005 to the effect that the revised manuscript approved by the Curriculum Committee of the Board has been received with a request to prescribe the same text books. On the request and in consultation with the Board the State Government in exercise of powers under Section 4 of the Adhiniyam, 1973 prescribed the text books for cldss-9 ond 10th. Thereafter, the State fiovernment under Section 5 of the Adhiniyam, 1973 vide order dated 1-6-2005 authorized the Text Books Corporation to publish the text books and the Text Books Corporation which is a 6overnment Body was constituted by the State Sovernnnent vide order dated 5-8-2004, therefore, the action of the Government cannot be said to be illegal or arbitrary or unreasonable. Therefore, the agreement dated 12-6-2002 with the petitioner by Board wos not in consonance with the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of the Adhiniyam, 1973 which are extracted above, as the same was not binding on the 5tate Government because the State was not porty to the said agreement dated 12-6-2002. Moreover, the chouige of text ? booksand to get tho^ text books printed, published and distributed through the Chhattisgarh Pathya Pustak Nigam constituted by the State 6ovemment in the year 2004, and that too distributed those books free of cost to the girl students of class-9 ond 10 was a policy decision of the State 6overnment and the same cannot be questioned, and for that I am fortified in my view by the decision of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the matter of STATE OF MADHYA PRA&ESH AND ANOTHER ETC.. V. RAM RA6UBIR PRASAD A6ARWAL AND OTHERS reported in AIR 1979 SUPREME COURT 888. 11. As far as point raised by learned counsel for the petitioner about the compliouice of the regulations 30 to 39 and 213 of the Regulations, 1965 is concerned, the Board and the 5tate Sovernment have categorically mentioned that the text books were prescribed by the committee and thereafter the Board revised the text books in .»accordance with the report of the committee, prepared the monuscript in accordance with thie syllabi and the same were sent to the 6overnment for its approval and the fiovemnnent after its approval issued an order dated 30-4-2005. Even the manuscript were also called by this Court at the time of hearin9 and they produced the mcinuscript which were approved by the Curriculum Com.mittee, therefore, it cannot be said that the text books were SlMulltiliilil:,i 10 prescribed by the State Government without following the procedure as laid down in the Regulations, 1965 and Adhiniyam, 1973. 12. The text books have been changed by the State (Sovernment as per the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of the Adhiniyam, 1973 and the printing, publishing and distribution have been given to the Chhattisgarh Pathya Pustak Nigain as per the provisions of Section 5 of the Adhiniyam, 1973. The Board has to act according to the policy decision of the State Government and the State was notparty to the agreement/contract entered into between the petitioner and the Board, therefore, the petitioner is not entitled to enforce the saidagreement/contract. However, if the petitioner has suffered any financial loss on account of the agreement entered into between the Board and the petitioner, he is at liberty to act in accordance with law. 13.In the result, all the above writ petitions have no force for the reasons stated above, the same are liable to be dismissed and they are hereby dismissed. There shall be no order as to the costs. Sd/- L.C. Bhadoo Judge Bai"ve l i:il l ili il : :-