RENU BALA JHA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner Smt. Renu Bala Jha, an Assistant Teacher of Doranda Girls Middle School, Ranchi, an aided school, initially challenged the advertisement published in the Newspaper "PRABHAT KHABAR" on 23rd December, 2001 (Annexure -2), whereby applications were called for appointment to the post of Headmistress/Head Master of the said School.

(2.) DURING the pendency of the writ petition, the 6th respondent (Rabi Shankar Chakraverty) having appointed vide letter dated 19th January, 2002 it has been challenged by the petitioner by filing an amendment petition (LA. No. 2130 of 2002). Such appointment was made in view of the interim order of this Court dated 10th January, 2002, during the pendency of the case.

(3.) THE petitioner has challenged the appointment of the 6th respondent (Rabi Shankar Chakraberty) on the ground that he is not eligible as per the advertisement. He has brought to the notice of the Court that for appointment to the post of Headmistress/Headmaster vide advertisement dated 23rd December, 2001, applications were called, for from those who had five years experience of Headmistress/Headmaster or those who were in the Selection Grade Assistant Teacher. Admittedly, the 6th respondent (Rabi Shankar Chakraberty) was not Headmaster nor he was in the Selection Grade Assistant Teacher and, thus, he was not eligible to apply in pursuance of the advertisement dated 23rd December, 2001.