JAMADAR SHA Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) By this writ application, the writ petitioners, whose names were sponsored by the District Employment Exchange, Siliguri for the posts or Primary Teacher, have prayed for direction upon the respondents to cancel the orders of appointment of private respondent Nos. 13 to 39 with a direction upon the respondents to appoint the petitioners in the aided Government sponsored free primary school under the urban area of Siliguri Municipality on the allegation that according to the existing rule the private respondents whose names were not sponsored by the Employment Exchange could not be considered for appointment.

(2.) The question of preparation of panels of qualified candidates for appointment to the post of primary school teachers by obtaining names from Employment Exchange has been re-examined by this Department with the approval of the Cabinet. After careful consideration of the whole issue the Governor is pleased to order, in partial modification of para 2(d)(II) of Government Order No. 421-Edn (P) dated 27.3.78, the 70% of the total number of vacancies in the posts of primary school teachers should be filled up through Employment Exchanges and that the candidates who have been allowed to apply direct in terms of Government Order No. 421-Edn (P) dated 27.3.78 for inclusion in the panel should be accommodated within the above-mentioned 70% of the vacancies earmarked for recruitment through Employment Exchange.

(3.) The Governor is further pleased to order that 30 per cent of the remaining vacancies to the posts of primary school teachers should be kept reserved for exempted categories of the following types regarding which the appointing authority is competent to give appointment without any reference to the Employment Exchange:-