COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT SRI PANNA LAL DIGAMBAR JAIN INTER COLLEGE Vs. DISTRICT INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS AGRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY means of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution the petitioner has challenged the order dated 14th June 1984 passed by the District Inspector of Schools, Agra.

(2.) THERE is a dispute regarding the election of the Management Committee of Sri Panna Lal Digambar Jain Inter College, Firozabad. The last election took place on 3-3-1974. The term of the members and office bearers of the Management Committee is 3 years. Under para 6 of the Scheme of Administration the members and the office bearers are to continue in office until the next election. According to the petitioner, the next election was held on 6-5-1984 and Sri Jitendra Prasad Jain was elected President, while Sri Suresh Chand Jain was elected Manager. According to respondent No. 2, the election was held on 3-5-1984 and Sri Manik Chand Jain was elected President, while Sri Prem Chand Jain was elected Manager. On 29-5-1984 the respondent No. 1 (District Inspector of Schools, Agra) referred the dispute to the Deputy Director of Education, Agra under Section 16-A (7) of the Intermediate Education Act, 1921. On 14-6-1984 the respondent No. 1 passed the impugned order under Para 6 of the Scheme of Administration and attested the signature of respondent No. 2 for the purpose of payment of salary till the decision of the dispute by the Deputy Director of Education, Agra.

(3.) IN Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 7674 of 1983, Uchchtar Madhyamic Vidyalaya, Mirzapur v. District INspector of Schools, Mirzapur it was held by this Court that after the reference to the Deputy Director of Education, the District INspector of Schools ceases to have any jurisdiction over the matter.