MOTI KUMARI Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD counsel for the parties.

(2.) PETITIONER has been appointed as an Assistant Teacher on 16.04.1984 in Primary School, Nagfeni, Sisai, District Gumla in the Matric Trained Scale. She acquired the Graduation qualification in the year 1987, as per annexure -2 marks sheet and Master of Arts qualification in the year 1994, as per annexure -3 Marks Sheet. The grievance of the petitioner is that persons who are junior to the petitioner and have acquired qualification later on, have been shown higher in the gradation list. She has further made a prayer to promote her in Grade -IV as she possesses requisite qualification and there are vacant post. She has compared herself to that of Shobha Kumari who has been granted promotion to Grade -IV. She has further basis for making such a claim on the ground that she is 50% handicapped, as per certificate enclosed at annexure -6, issued by the Civil Surgeon -cum -Chief Medical Officer, Gumla dated 03.01.2001.

(3.) COUNSEL for the State however resisted the prayer, though no counter affidavit has been filed on their behalf till date.