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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14879 of 2013 =================================================== RAM SUMER YADAV SON OF KESHAV YADAV RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- AKRAMA, POLICE STATION- CHEWARA, DISTRICT- SHEIKHPURA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS ASSISTANT HEAD MASTER AT UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL AKRAMA, POLICE STATION- CHEWARA, DISTRICT- SHEIKHPURA .... .... PETITIONER/S VERSUS BLOCK 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH. 2.THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, SHEIKHPURA 3.THE DISTRICT PROGRAMME OFFICER, SHEIKHPURA DEVELOPMENT 4.THE SHEIKHPURA 5.THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, CHEWARA DISTRICT- SHEIKHPURA 6.PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, SATAY PANCHAYAT, AKRAMA, P.S.- CHEWARA, DISTRICT- SHEIKHPURA 7.PINKU KUMAR MUKHIYA, SATAY PANCHAYAT, AKRAMA, P.S.- CHEWARA, DISTRICT- SHEIKHPURA. OFFICER, CHEWARA, .... .... RESPONDENT/S =================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s:Mr. Shashi Shekhar Sharma For the Respondent/s:Mr. Jawahar Pd. Karn AAG-4 =================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MIHIR KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2/ 07-08-2013 Heard learned counsel for the parties as with regard to the following relief prayed in this writ application:- "That this is an application for issuance of appropriate writ or writs, order or direction to the respondents to make payment of the dues contract salary stopped from September 2011 to till date the order of the Mukhiya and Panchayat Secretary of Panchayat and Block Education Extension Officer, Chewara, Sheikhpura without any rhyme or reason petitioner’s salary is stopped by the
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Patna High Court CWJC No.14879 of 2013 (2) dt.07-08-2013 2 respondents Block Development Officer Chewara in Appeal of the petitioner. His transfer order passed by the authorities will be cancelled and allowed to work as Assistant Head Master in Upper Middle School Akrama and salary will be draw on by the petitioner but the collusion of Panchayat Mukhiya and Panchayat Secretary and Block Education Extension Officer, Petitioner’s contract salary has been stopped from September 2011 to till date." 2. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner being a Panchayat Teacher faces a very serious allegation as would be evidenced from the office order no. 09 dated 03.11.2011 reading as follows:- ^^dk;kZy; xzke iapk;r] ,djkek] NsokM+k A’ks[kiqjkA dk;kZy; vkns’k i=kad 09 @ fnukad 03-11-011 izs"kd% czt fd’kksj flag] lfpo iapk;r f’k{kd fu;kstu lfefr ,djkek iapk;r] NsokM+kA izsf"kr%& Jh jke lqesj ;kno izHkkjh iz/kkuk/;kid] m0 e0 fo|ky;] ,djkekA izlax& ia[kaM f’k{kk inkf/kdkjh ds i=akad 120 fnukad 6@7@2011 ,oa iapk;r f’k{kd fu;kstu lfefr dk fu.kZ;A fo"k;& vuq’kalkukRed dkjZokbZ ds lEcU/k esa ,oa Li"Vhdj.k mijksDr izklkafxd fo"k;d dguk gS fd iz[kaM f’k[kk inkf/kdkjh NsokM+k ds i=kad 120] fnukad 08@07@11 esa vkids mij fuEu vkjksi xfBr gSa 1- i=kad 120] fnukad 6@7@11] dzekad 4& fujh{k.k ds le; fo|ky; ds cPps oxZ d{k ls ckgj fdrkc dkWih ds lkFk [ksyrs ik;s x;sA ;g ,d Patna High Court CWJC No.14879 of 2013 (2) dt.07-08-2013 3 dRrZO;ghurk dk ekeyk izrhr gksrk gSA 2 i=kad 120] fnukad 8@7@11] dzekad&7] fu%’kqYd iqLrd forj.k esa vkids }kjk izfr Nk=@Nk=kvksa ls 10@& :i;k izfr Nk=@Nk=k ls ysuk ;g ,d ljdkjh fu;eksa dh vogsyuk djuk] xjhc fu%lgk; cPpksa dks vkfFkZd ,oa ekufld :i ls izrkfMr djuk izrhr gksrk gSA 3- i=kad&120] fnukad 8@7@11 iz[kaM f’k{kk inkf/kdkjh NsokM+k dk dzekad&8] fdpsu ’ksM fuekZ.k dk;Z esa vkius fuekZ.k dk;Z iwjk ugha fd;k gSA tcfd iwjs jkf’k dh fudklh vkids }kjk dj yh x;h gSA fdpsu ’ksM fuekZ.k dk;Z vkt Hkh v/kwjk gSa ,u0ih0th0bZ0 ,y0 Hkou fuekZ.k dk;Z Hkh v/kwjk gSA ;g ,d ljdkjh jkf’k dk xou ekeyk ,oa foRrh; vfu;ferrk dk ekeyk izrhrk gksrk gSa 4- i=kad&120] fnukad 8@7@11 iz[kaM f’k{kk inkf/kdkjh] NsokM+k dzekad&9&e/;ku Hkkstu ;kstuk ds rgr vkids }kjk cPpksa dks feuw ds vuq:i Hkkstu miyc/k ugha djkuk] e/;kg~u Hkkstu fu;efer :i ls ughas nsuk] e/;kg~u Hkkstu ?kfV;k fdLe dk jguk] ;g cPpksa ds LokLF; ls f[kyokM+ djuk dqiksf"kr Hkkstu nsdj mUgsa ’kkjhfjd ,oa ekufld fodkl dk vo:n~/k djuk tks fd cPpksa dks izrkfM+r djuk gh izrhr gksrk gSaA lkFk gh lkFk e/;kg~u Hkkstu ds ?kfV;k lkekxzh dk mi;ksx dj e/;kg~u Hkkstu ;kstuk dh jkf’k dk xou djuk gh izrhr gksrk gSA iz[ksM f’k{kk inkf/kdkjh] NsokM+k ds i=kad&120] fnukad 8@07@11 ds tkap izfrosnu esa vkids mij bu lHkh vkjksiksa dks xfBr djrs gq, fu"d"kZ esa fu;kstu bdkbZ xzke iapk;r] ,djkek ls vkids mij vuq’kklukRed dkjZokbZ djus dh vuq’kalk dh gSa rRi’pkr fu;kstu bdkbZ ds }kjk vkids Hkfo"; dk [;ky j[krs gq, vkids mij fdlh izdkj dk dBksj vuq’kklukRed dkjZokbZ ugha djrs gq, vkidksa dze’k% mRdzfer e/; fo|ky;] xM+qvk LFkkukUrfjr fd;k x;kA ftlls lEcfU/kr i= dze’k% i=kad 05@11] fnukad 3@8@11 i=kad 06] fnukad 23@8@11] ,oa i=kad 07] fnukad 6@9@11 fu;kstu bdkbZ ,djkek vkidks fn;k x;kA vkids }kjk bu lHkh i=ksa ds vkns’k dk vuqikyu ugha fd;k x;k tks ?kksj voekuuk ,oa vogsyuk dk ekeyk curk gSA bu lHkh rF;ksa dk xgu v/;;u ,oa vkids mij xfBr vkjksiksa dks HkkSfrd fujh{k.k ,oa vkids }kjk fu;kstu lfefr ds fu.kZ; dh] dy x;h vogsyuk dk voyksdu djus ds i’pkr vkids osru Hkqxrku ij jksd yxk;h tkrh gSa lkFk gh vkidks funs’k fn;k tkrk gS fd iUnzg fnuksa ds vUnj viuk Li"Vhdj.k fu;kstu bdkbZ ds le{k Lo;a mifLFkr gksdj nsuk lqfuf’pr djsaA fu/kkZfjr le; lhek ds vUnj vxj vki Lo;a mifLFkr gksdj lEcfU/kr Li"Vhdj.k ugha nsrs gSa rks fu;kstu bdkbZ ck/; gksdj vkids mij vxzsRrj dkjZokbZ djrs gq, vkidk fu;kstu jn~n djus ds fy, Lora= gksxhA Patna High Court CWJC No.14879 of 2013 (2) dt.07-08-2013 4 g0@& czt fd’kksj iz0 flag lfpo iapk;r f’k{kd fu;kstu lfefr ,djkek iapk;r] NsokM+kA** this Court does not find any error in the impugned order of termination of the service of the petitioner dated 11.02.2012 which was passed after giving notice and/or opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 3. As a matter of fact, this Court having perused the show cause reply filed by the petitioner in reply to the charges dated 3.11.2011 reading as follows:- lsok esa] Jheku~ lfpo egksn;] iapk;r f’k{kd fu;kstu lfefr] ,djkek iapk;r] vapy& psokM+kA fo"k;%& Jheku~ ds i=kad& 09] fnukad& 3-11-011 ds laca/k esaA egk’k;] vafdr fo"k;d fuosnu gS fd eSaus Jheku~ ds LFkkukUrj.k laca/kh vkns’k ds vkyksd esa viuk Li"Vhdj.k lle; lefiZr dj fn;k FkkA iqu% Jheku~ ds }kjk esjs osru Hkqxrku ij vfu;fer rjhds ls jksd yxkbZ x;h gks tks iw.kZr% nqHkkZouk ls xzLr gSA lacaf/kr foHkkxh; vkns’k dh izfr layXu gSA vr% fuosnu gS fd fu;ekuqlkj mfpr dkjZokbZ djus dh d‘ik dh tk;sA vuqyXud& ;FkksDrA fo’oklHkku] fn0 11-11-11 jke lqesj ;kno] iapk;r f’k{kd] m0e0fo0 ,djkekA is fully satisfied that the petitioner in fact even did not care to deny the charges framed Patna High Court CWJC No.14879 of 2013 (2) dt.07-08-2013 5 against him. 4. Thus the order of termination of the petitioner dated 11.02.2012, which reads as follows:- dk;kZy; xzke iapk;r jkt ,djkek iz[k.M] psokM+k dk;kZy; vkns’k i=kad% 04@ fnukad% 11-02-12 xzke iapk;r {ks= esa fuokl djusokyh vke turk ls izkIr f’kdk;r rFkk iz[k.M f’k{kk izlkj inkf/kdkjh] psokM+k ds i=kad 120 fnukad 06-07-2011 ftlesa Jh jke lqesj ;kno] izHkkjh iz/kkuk/;kid m0 e0 fo0 ,djkek ds fo:) muds fo|ky; fujh{k.k ds (cid:216)e esa izdk’k esa vk;s fofHkUu xaHkhj vkjksiks ij fopkj djus gsrq iapk;r fu;kstu lfefr dh cSBd iapk;r ds eqf[k;k dh v/;{krk esa fnukad 03-08-2011 vk;ksftr dh xbZ ftlesa vkids fo:) fofHkUu lzksrks ls izkIr xaHkhj vkjksiksa dks fopkjkFkZ lfefr ds le{k j[kk x;kA iwoZ esa Hkh LFkkuh; tk¡p ds (cid:216)e esa ik;h x;h vfu;ferrkvksa ds dkj.k iapk;rfu;kstu lfefr }kjk vkidks m0 e0 fo0 xMqvk esa LFkkukUrfjr djus dk fu.kZ; fy;k x;k rFkk iapk;r lfpo ds gLrk{kj ls fuxZr i=kad 05 fnukad 03-08-2011 }kjk LFkkukUrfjr fo|ky; esa ;ksxnku djus dk vkns’k fn;k x;k ijarq vkius mldk vuqikyu ugha fd;kA fnukad 03-11-2011 dks vk;ksftr iapk;r fu;kstu lfefr dh cSBd esa vkids fo:) izkIr xaHkhj vkjksiksa ij ppkZ dh x;h rFkk vki ij vuq’kklukRed dkjZokbZ dk fu.kZ; fy;k x;kA iapk;r lfefr fu;kstu }kjk fy;s x;s fu.kZ; ds vkyksd esa i=kad 09 fnukad 03-11-2011 }kjk vkids fo:) miyC/k lHkh lk{;ksa dh izfrfyfi vkidks miyC/k djkrs gq, vkils Li"Vhdj.k ds lkFk iUnzg fnuksa ds vUnj fu;kstu lfefr ds le{k lquokbZ gsrq mifLFkr gksus dk funs’k fn;k x;k rFkk vkids osru Hkqxrku ij jksd yxk nh xbZA mijksDr ds vkyksd esa vkids }kjk viuk Li"Vhdj.k xzke iapk;r ds lfpo dks lEcksf/kr djrs gq, fnukad 13-11-2011 dks lefiZr fd;k x;k ftlesa vkids vkjksiksa ds laca/k esa viuk dksbZ Li"Vhdj.k ugha fn;kA vius Li"Vhdj.k esa vkius ek= ;g Li"V djus dh d‘ik dh gS fd osru Hkqxrku ij jksd yxkus dk vf/kdkj fu;kstu lfefr dks ugha gSA vkils izkIr Li"Vhdj.k ij fopkj djus gsrq iapk;r fu;kstu lfefr dh cSBd fnukad 02-02-2012 dks vkgwr dh x;h rFkk lquokbZ gsrq fu;kstu lfefr ds le{k Patna High Court CWJC No.14879 of 2013 (2) dt.07-08-2013 6 mifLFkr gksus ds fy, vkidksa i=kad 02 fnukad 20-01-2012 }kjk lwfpr fd;k x;kA lwpuk izkIr gksus ds mijkUr Hkh vkius cSBd esa lquokbZ gsrq mifLFkr gksus dk d"V ugha fd;kA fnukad 02-02-2012 dks vk;ksftr iapk;r fu;kstu lfefr dh cSBd esa vkids fo:) xfBr xaHkhj vkjksiksa rFkk vkils izkIr Li"Vhdj.k dks fu;kstu lfefr ds fopkjkFkZ cSBd esa izLrqr fd;k x;kA pw¡fd vkius vius Li"Vhdj.k esa fdlh Hkh vkjksi ls badkj ugha fd;k gSA vr% bu Lohdkj vkjksiksa ds vk/kkj ij fu;kstu lfefr }kjk vkidks lsok ls o[kkZLr djus dk fu.kZ; fy;k gSA vr% fu;kstu lfefr dh cSBd fnukad 02- 02-2012 esa fy;s x; fu.kZ;kuqlkj vkidks lsok ls i= fuxZr dh frfFk ls c[kkZLr fd;k tkrk gSA g0@& cztfd’kksj iz0 flag 11-02-12 lfpo xzke iapk;r ,djkek cannot be held to be bad either on fact or in law inasmuch as the same was passed on serious allegation and that too after complying the principles of natural justice. In that view of the matter, this Court does not find any error in the impugned order passed by the recruiting unit, namely, Gram Panchayat Akrama, Panchayat Chewara. 5. The plea that such order dated 11.2.2012 passed by the competent authority terminating the services of the petitioner from the post of Panchayat Teacher was set aside by the Block Development Officer, Chewara on 29.06.2012, as a result whereof the petitioner would be entitled for being reinstated in service as also for payment of salary has to be Patna High Court CWJC No.14879 of 2013 (2) dt.07-08-2013 7 only noted for its being rejected. 6. It has to be noted that against the order of punishment passed by the recruiting unit of the petitioner namely, Gram Panchayat Akrama, Panchayat Chewara in terms of Bihar Panchayat Prarambhik Shikshak(Niyogan and Seva, Sart) Niyamawali-2012, as envisaged in Rule- 15(Chh) reading as follows:- ^^…N‰ vuq’kklfud dkjZokbZ&…i‰ fo|ky; ls vknru vuqifLFkr jgus] cPpksa dks izrkfM+r djus vFkok vU; dkj.kksa ls fu;skftr f’k{kdksa ,oa vuqns’kdkas ds fo:) fdlh vU; izdkj ds izkIr vkjksi ds lEcU/k eas fu;kstu bdkbZ ds lfpo ds }kjk Li"Vhdj.k iwNk tk;sxkA Li"Vhdj.k izkIr gksus ij mldh leh{kk dj fu;kstu lfefr ds v/;{k dh vuqefr ls foHkkxh; dkjZokbZ izkjaHk dh tk;sxhA fdlh ekeys esa tsy tkus vFkok izFke nz"V;k ljdkjh jkf’k ds xcu ds nks"kh ik;s tkus ij mls fuyfEcr fd;k tk;sxk vU; ekeys esas foHkkxh; dkjZokbZ dh tk;sxhA fuyEcu vFkok foHkkxh; dkjZokbZ ds (cid:216)e esa vkjksi i= xfBr dj tk¡p inkf/kdkjh ls tk¡p djkbZ tk;sxh rFkk nks"kh ik;s tkus ij mUgas fuEu naM fn;s tk ldasxs%& y?kq naM& (i) fuUnu (ii) izkUufr ij jksd (iii)osruo‘f) ij jksd …vlapk;kRed@lap;kRed‰ o‘gr naM&(i) fuEu in ij voufr (ii)lsokP;wfr tks Hkfo"; esas fdlh fu;qfDr@ fu;sktu gsrq fugZjrk ugha gksxh] (iii)ijUrq ;g Hkh fd fdlh vU; ekeys fo’ks"k dkj.k ls vfHkfyf[kr :i ls vU; dksbZ n.M vf/kjksf"kr fd;s tk ldsaxsA (iv)vkjksi izekf.kr gksus ij f}rh; dkj.k i‘PNk ds i’pkr o‘gr n.M fn;s tk ldsaxs] (v)fuyEcu vof/k esa fu;e osru dh 50% jkf’k thou fuokZg Hk(cid:217)kk ds :i ea ns; gksxhA (vi)naM lEcU/kh vkns’k fu;skftr lfefr ds lfpo ds gLrk{kj ls fuxZr gksxkA bl vkns’k esa mu rF;ksa dk iw.kZ C;ksjk gksxk ftlds dkj.k f’k{kd@vuqns’kd dks izklafxd naM ds ;ksX; ik;k x;k gSA^^ Patna High Court CWJC No.14879 of 2013 (2) dt.07-08-2013 8 the remedy for him could be under Rule-16 which reads as follows:- ^^vihy& bl fu;ekoyh ds v/khu fu;sktu ,oa fu;ksft f’k{kdkas ,oa vuqns’kdksa dh lsok ls lEcfU/kr vihy lquus dh ’kfDr ftyk Lrj ij ljdkj }kjk xfBr vihyh; izkf/kdkj dh gksxhA^^ 7. As would be apparent, it is only the District Teachers Employment Appellate Tribunal which had the jurisdiction to hear the appeal relating to Panchayat Teacher and therefore the order passed by the Block Development Officer, Chewara on 29.6.2012 was wholly without jurisdiction and is accordingly quashed by this Court. Consequently the petitioner cannot be held to be entitled for payment of his salary as prayed in this writ application. 8. The only thing that this Court can do is that since either ignorantly or intentionally the petitioner had filed the appeal before the Block Development Officer, Chewara who was not the appropriate forum in terms of Rule-16, he may still move the district Teachers Employment Appellate Tribunal, Sheikhpura which would decide the fate and future of the petitioner as with regard to his termination order on the basis of the materials on record and without being Patna High Court CWJC No.14879 of 2013 (2) dt.07-08-2013 9 prejudiced in any manner by the present order of this Court. 9. Before parting with this Court must direct the Collector of Sheikhpura district to report this matter to the State Government in the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department/Controlling Department of the Block Development Officer, Chewara for initiating a proceeding for imposing major penalty for passing such an
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order wholly without jurisdiction and thus creating ruckus and confusion in the functioning of the Schools and the Panchayat Teachers. Such officer infact should not be left free without being dealt sternly, inasmuch as, a wrong message will go to the Officers to pass illegal order and get away only by way of quashing of the same. The personal accountability for passing such illegal orders therefore has to be fixed and the State Government therefore is directed to initiate a proceeding for imposing major penalty against the Block Development Officer, Chewara who had passed the order contained in Annexure-9. 10. With the aforementioned observations and direction, this application is disposed of. Patna High Court CWJC No.14879 of 2013 (2) dt.07-08-2013 10 11. Let a copy of this order be sent to Collector, Sheikhpura district for its strict compliance. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)