HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 211 of 2006 (SS) Satish Chandra Dhyani s/o Sri Maya Ram Dhyani R/o Himalyan Awas Colony, Haripurkalan, Raiwala, District Dehradun ………….. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal 2. Director of Education, Uttaranchal 3. District Education Officer, Dehradun 4. Committee of Management, Swami Satyamitranand Giri Intermediate College, Haripurkalan (Raiwala) Dehradun….. Respondents Sri Rajendra Dobhal, Advocate for the petitioner Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: 25.2.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri Rajendra Dobhal, Advocate for the petitioner and Standing counsel for the respondents. Both the parties have agreed that the petition be disposed of at the admission stage. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of certiorari quashing the order dated 22.12.2005 passed by the Manger, Committee of Management, Swami Satyamitranand Giri Intermediate College, Haripurkalan (Raiwala) District Dehradun. Briefly stated the petitioner was the senior most lecturer in Swami Satyamitranand Giri Intermediate College, Haripurkalan and after retirement of the Principal of the college 2 he was duly appointed Principal on 1.7.2004. The petitioner has submitted that a show cause notice was issued by the Block Education Officer on 24.8.2005. On 10.9.2005, the respondent No. 4 passed an order by which the petitioner has been discharged from the post of Principal of the Institution and he was further directed to work as Lecturer. Feeling aggrieved the petitioner filed a writ petition No. 1336 (SS) of 2005 and this court on 13.9.2005 passed interim order staying the operation of the order dated 10.9.2005 for a period of two months. On 22.12.2005 respondent no. 4 passed an order awarding punishment to the petitioner. The petitioner preferred appeal /representation before the District Education Officer, Dehradun on 26.12.2005. Thereafter again the petitioner filed a representation on 18.1.2006 to the District Education Officer, Dehradun. Thereafter on 21.1.2006 the District Education Officer passed interim order directing the respondent no. 4 not to make any hindrance in the working of the petitioner as Incharge Principal. At the time of hearing or this writ petition, the petitioner has confined his prayer for disposal of his appeal/representation dated 26.12.2005. In view of above, respondent no. 3 is directed to decide the appeal/representation of the petitioner dated 26.12.2005 within three months after the receipt of the certified copy of this order. In the mean time operation of the order dated 22.12.2005 shall remain in abeyance and the petitioner shall continue to work as Principal of the Institution. The respondents are directed to pay him salary for the post of Principal. 3 Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Dated: 25.2.2006 Rajesh Tandon, J. *Dhyani