NAGENDER DUTT Vs. STATE OF H.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioners through this writ petition have prayed a direction to the respondents to release PTA salary/grant -in -aid to the petitioners along with past arrears of grant -in -aid w.e.f. 24.12.2007 till its payment within a fixed time schedule alongwith interest.

(2.) THE pleaded case of the petitioners is that petitioner No.1 had completed his B.A. (Shastri) and thereafter M.A. (Acharya). The petitioner No.2 has obtained two years Drawing Diploma in Arts and Crafts from Kurukshetra University. One post of Shastri Teacher and one post of Drawing Master were advertised which were to be filled in through Parents Teachers Association (PTA) in Government Middle School Suketi under Complex GSSS Mogi Nand, District Sirmaur. The competent authority had given sanction for filling up those posts and the interview for filling up the post of Shastri Teacher and Drawing Master was fixed on 5.10.2007. The petitioners and other candidates applied for the posts of Shastri Teacher and Drawing Master. The results of the two posts were declared on 8.10.2007. The petitioner No.1 was selected as lecturer in Sanskrit and petitioner No.2 as Drawing Master in Government Middle School Nagal Suketi, District Sirmaur.

(3.) THE case of the petitioners for their dues and admissible grant/salary was forwarded by respondent No.3 to respondent No.2 but grant -in -aid was not released for petitioners. The respondent No.2 had even called explanation from respondent No.3 as to why he has allowed the petitioners to join their duties. The respondent No.1 on 3.1.2008 stopped the appointments of PTA selected teachers and thereafter did not accept the joining of PTA appointed teachers. The grievance of the petitioners is that they are working as PTA teachers but they have not been released their dues and grant -in -aid till date. The petitioners even made a representation dated 9.7.2007 (sic 9.7.2008) which has also been signed by PTA members but despite that nothing has been paid to the petitioners.