IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 3390 of 2010 Date of Decision: 25.2.2010. Surender Singh --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Parveen Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.S. Kundu, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner is a language (Hindi) teacher in Govt. High School, Kucharana Kalan, District Jind. He claims to be senior most in the school after the Head Master. The petitioner was appointed as Drawing & Disbursing Officer of the said school vide order dated 7.4.2008 (Annexure P-7). Besides giving the drawing and disbursing power, the petitioner was also asked to look after the work of the school without exercising the statutory powers. Now vide the impugned order dated 3.8.2009, respondent no.4 has been given the drawing and disbursing power. In so far the authority for drawing and disbursing is concerned, it can be conferred upon any official but the senior most person should not be deprived of the administrative work in absence of the Head Master. To CWP. No. 3390 of 2010 -2- that extent the impugned order is not sustainable in law. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to permit any junior in the school to exercise the administrative powers, however, the official respondents are at liberty to confer the power of drawing and disbursing upon any person including respondent no.4. Respondent no.3 is, accordingly, directed to re-consider the matter in the light of the observations made herein above, within a period of two weeks. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 25.2.2010. lucky