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1 Court No. - 36 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 16364 of 2022 Petitioner :- C/M Of Khalsa Inter College And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Samarath Singh,Anurag Shukla,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J. 1. Heard Sri V.K. Singh, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Anurag Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ajay Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. Undisputedly, the petitioner - Committee of Management is an established minority institution known as Khalsa Inter College, Govind Nagar, Kanpur Nagar. The petitioner has approached the Court, seeking direction upon respondents to initiate and conclude the selection process for appointment of 14 Assistant Teachers out of 19 (total) claimed to be lying vacant at the institution. In terms of the amended regulation, the petitioner has further disclosed to have taken steps to advertise the posts on 12.03.2018. Applications received pursuant to such advertisement through online mode had also been forwarded to the DIOS to initiate the necessary selection process. 3. In that regard, the DIOS, Kanpur Nagar appears to have written to the Director of Education, vide communication dated 18.11.2019
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confirming such steps being taken by the Committee of Management. It is at that level, the matter has remained pending. 4. Consequently, upon present petition being filed, by last order dated 13.10.2022, learned Standing Counsel was required to obtain written instructions from respondent nos. 2, 3 and 4 as also from respondent no.1 as to the current policy of the State Government and the reasons for delay as also to communicate the timelines within which the State Government proposes to implement its new policy as per the amended regulation. 2 5. Today, written instructions have been received. Copy of the same has been marked as 'X' and retained on record. Relevant extract of the written instructions reads as below: "2& voxr djkuk gS fd izns'k esa lapkfyr v'kkldh; lgk;rk izkIr vYila[;d ek/;fed fo|ky;ksa esa f'k{kdksa@ f'k{k.ksRrj deZpkfj;ksa dh fu;qfDr gsrq lEcfU/kr laLFkk izca/k lfefr }kjk fu"ikfnr fd;s tkus dh izfØ;k m0iz0 ek/;fed f'k{kk vf/kfu;e] 1921 ds v/;k;&2 eas fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gSA 3& iz'uxr fo|ky;ksa esa dh tkus okyh fu;qfDr esa O;kIr Hkz"Vkpkj] HkkbZ&Hkrhtkckn ,oa f'k{kk dh xq.koRrk esa fujUrj gks gh fxjkoV ds lEcU/k esa izkIr f'kdk;rksa ds Øe esa f'k{kk funs'kd ds i= fnukad 28-11-2017 }kjk iz'uxr vf/kfu;e] 1921 ds v/;k;&2 fofu;e 17 esa ;Fkksfpr la'kks/ku fd;s tkus dk izLrko miyC/k djk;k x;kA rRØe esa 'kklu ds i= fnukad 12-03- 2018 ;Fkkla'kksf/kr i= fnukad 18-04-2019 o 12-08-2019 }kjk iz'uxr vf/kfu;e 1921 ds v/;k; 2 ds fofu;e 10¼M½] 11] 12] 16 o 17 esa dfri; la'kks/ku djrs gq, iz'uxr laLFkkvksa esa f'k{kdksa ds p;u gsrq fyf[kr ijh{kk dk vk;kstu 'kklu }kjk p;fur ,tsalh@ laLFkk ds ek/;e ls djk;s tkus dk fu.kZ; fy;k x;k gSA 4& mDr fu.kZ; ds mijkUr 'kklu ds dk;kZy; Kki fnukad 17-10-2019 }kjk iz'uxr laLFkkvks esa p;u dh dk;Zokgh lqfuf'pr fd;s tkus gsrq D;w0lh0ch0,l0 vk/kkfjr rduhdh ij foRrh; bZ&fufonk vkeaf=r dj laLFkk@,stsalh ds p;u dh dk;Zokgh lEiUu djus gsrq fufonk lfefr dk xBu fuEuor fd;k x;k gS& ¼1½ lfpo] ek/;fed f'k{kk foHkkx] m0iz0 'kklu ¼2½ la;qDr lfpo ek/;fed f'k{kk foHkkx] m0iz0 'kklu ¼Jh nqcs½ ¼3½ f'k{kk funs'kd ¼ek0½] m0iz0 y[kuÅ ¼4½ fu;kstu foHkkx] m0iz0 'kklu }kjk ukfer izfrfuf/kA ¼5½ foRr foHkkx] m0iz0 'kklu }kjk ukfer izfrfuf/kA ¼6½ egkizca/kd] ,u0vkbZ0lh0 }kjk ukfer izfrfuf/kA ¼7½ izcU/k funs'kd] ;w0ih0MsLdks vFkok muds }kjk ukfer izfrfuf/kA ¼8½ Jh Hkxorh flag] la;qDr f'k{kk funs'kd¼f'kfoj½] f'kfoj dk;kZy;] f'k{kk funs'kd¼ek0½] m0iz0] y[kuÅA v/;{k lnL; lnL; lnL; lnL; lnL; lnL; lnL; ¼9½ Jh izse pUnz] mi f'k{kk funs'kd¼O;k0f'k0½] f'kfoj dk;kZy;] f'k{kk funs'kd¼ek0½] lnL; m0iz0] y[kuÅA 5& izdj.k esa laLFkk@,stsalh ds p;u ds lEcU/k esa f'k{kk funs'kd] ek/;fed }kjk ''Tender Document'' rS;kj dj fufonk lfefr dks miyC/k djk;k x;kA 6& ''Tender Document'' ij fufonk lfefr }kjk O;kid fopkj foe'kZ dj bles lfEefyr rduhdh] fof/kd ,oa foRrh; mik'k; ls lEcfU/kr fcUnqvksa ij vkbZ0Vh0 ,oa bysDVªkfuDl foHkkx] U;k; foHkkx ,oa foRr foHkkx dk ijke'kZ izkIr fd;k x;k] ftuds ijke'kZ@lq>ko dks ''Tender Document'' esa lfEefyr dj fy;k x;k gSA 7& iz'uxr laLFkkvksa eas f'k{kdksa ds p;u ds lEcU/k esa ,tsUlh ukfer fd;s tkus ds lEcU/k esa mPp Lrj ij er fLFkj dj fy;k x;k gSA bl lEcU/k esa laxr vf/kfu;e ,oa fofu;ekoyh esa vko';d la'kks/ku gsrq f'k{kk funs'kd] ek/;fed ls izLrko ekWxk x;k] ftlds Øe esa f'k{kk funs'kd¼ek0½] mRrj izns'k] iz;kxjkt ds i=kad&lkekU;¼1½izFke@5209@2022&23] fnukad 21-10- 2022 }kjk izLrko 'kklu dks miyC/k djk;k x;k gSA f'k{kk funs'kd¼ek0½ mRrj izns'k] iz;kxjkt } 3 kjk miyC/k djk;s x;s izLrko ds ijh{k.kksijkUr ,tsUlh ukfer fd;s tkus ds lEcU/k esa vko';d la'kks/ku dh dk;Zokgh djrs gq, ijh{kk gsrq ,tsUlh p;u dh dk;Zokgh iw.kZ dh tk;sxhA mDr izfØ;k esa le; yxuk lEHkkfor gSA 8& pwafd iz'uxr ;kfpdk la[;k&16364@2022 izcU/k lfefr [kkylk b.Vj dkyst o vU; cuke mRrj izns'k jkT; o vU;] ek0 mPp U;k;ky;] bykgkckn esa fnukad 03-11-2022 dks lquokbZ gsrq lwphc) gSA vr% d`i;k mi;qZDrkuqlkj Instruction ek0 mPp U;k;ky; esa ;ksftr djkrs gq, izdj.k esa izHkkoh iSjoh djus dk d"V djsaA vko';d vfHkys[kks lfgr vkils lEidZ LFkkfir dj izHkkoh iSjoh gsrq f'k{kk funs'kd¼ek0½] mRrj izns'k] iz;kxjkt ,oa ftyk fo|ky; fujh{kd] dkuiqj uxj dks funsZf'kr fd;k tk jgk gSA" Thus, the following position emerges from perusal of the written 6. instructions : (i) There is no defect in any compliance made by the petitioner to the amended regulation. Consequently, it must be said applications have been invited by the petitioner wholly in accordance with law. They have been forwarded by the DIOS to the Director of Education, long ago. (ii) The competent authority to nominate the private agency who may now proceed to conduct the written examination is the Director of Secondary Education. He is ceased with the matter. (iii) The State Government on its part constituted a High Power Committee for the purposes of nominating the private agency that may conduct the relevant examination. (iv) Further, the written instructions do reveal, the State Government has opted to invite tenders for the purposes of selecting best suited agency. (v) Insofar as tender invitation is concerned, the State Government has invited opinions from the experts and incorporated the same in the tender document. (vi) These steps being complete, the stage is set for the State Government to invite tenders and proceed in accordance with the amended regulation. 7. The amended regulation do not contemplate any further steps to be taken for the purposes of nominating the private agency. Insofar as the 4 State Government has opted to nominate the private agency through tender process, the decision of the State Government cannot be faulted. 8. However, there is no room to entertain any further amendment of regulations to give effect to the aforesaid scheme of the State Government. Thus, reference to amendment required to the Act or regulation as is narrated in paragraph no.7 of the written instruction, is wholly out of context and without any basis. Other than bald/loose statement made in paragraph 7 of the instruction no justification or occasion is shown to exist whereunder any further amendment to the Act or regulation may be required. 9. Plainly, the State Government has to proceed to invite the bids and select the most suitable agency. 10. Therefore, the objection being raised by the Additional Chief Standing Counsel to hold the issuance of writ at this stage is unacceptable. Neither any reason is shown to not allow the State Government to proceed with tender process nor there is shown to exist any real legal impediment warranting any amendment in the Act or the regulation. 11. Accordingly, writ of mandamus is issued to respondent no.1 to forthwith proceed to invite tender to select the private agency for the purpose of conducting the examinations in accordance with the amended regulation. Such invitation/tender may be published not later than one month from today. All further timelines may be fixed accordingly as may be reasonable and appropriate in the facts of the present case, to ensure speedy conclusion of the selection. 12. With the aforesaid observation, present writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 3.11.2022 Abhilash Digitally signed by ABHILASH SINGH Date: 2022.11.03 16:26:15 IST Reason: Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad