SECRETARY KURMAIL SONAULLA HIGH SCHOOL Vs. LATIKA BARMAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellants herein are aggrieved by the steps taken by the School Education Department, Government of West Bengal against the Kurmail Sonaulla High School and also for approval of the same by the learned Single Judge by the impugned judgment and order under appeal.

(2.) IT appears from the records that the school authorities applied to the District Inspector of Schools (SE), Dakshin Dinajpur for issuance of prior permission in order to fill up the Group-D post of Matron. The said District Inspector of Schools (SE), Dakshin Dinajpur accorded the permission for filling up the said post. The school authorities, thereafter, submitted requisition to the District Employment Exchange for sponsoring the names of the eligible candidates for filling up the said post of Matron. The District Employment Exchange, Balurghat sponsored the names of 20 candidates and an advertisement was also issued by the school authorities inviting applications from eligible candidates for filling up the said Group-D post of (Matron). The Managing Committee of the School, thereafter, formed a Selection Committee and called the candidates who were sponsored by the Employment Exchange and also the candidates who applied in response to the advertisement for an interview. The Selection Committee held the interview and prepared a panel of three candidates on the basis of the said interview. The Managing Committee also approved the panel and submitted the same along with all relevant papers to the District Inspector of Schools (SE), Dakshin Dinajpur for his approval on 13th January, 2010.

(3.) UPON pursuing the said report the learned Single Judge passed further order on 28th April, 2010 directing the Secretary, School Education Department, Government of West Bengal to apprise the court as to what action was being contemplated by the Government of West Bengal against the school as well as the concerned District Inspector of Schools (SE), Dakshin Dinajpur. Pursuant to the said order, Secretary, School Education Department, Government of West Bengal prepared a report and submitted the same before the learned Single Judge on 12th May, 2010 in order to apprise the court about the steps taken against the aforesaid School as well as the District Inspector of Schools (SE), Dakshin Dinajpur. UPON further perusing the said report learned Single Judge found that the Government of West Bengal had initiated appropriate action against the said school as well as the concerned District Inspector of Schools (SE), Dakshin Dinajpur. In the aforesaid circumstances, the learned Single Judge expressed an opinion that the proceedings initiated by the Government of West Bengal should be concluded at an early date preferably within a period of four months from the date of communication of the said order of the learned Single Judge.