Baljinder Kaur v. The Principal Guru Harkrishan Public School

Delhi High Court · 30 Sep 2013 · 2013:DHC:7246
Valmiki J. Mehta
W.P.(C) Nos.6229/2013 & 6236/2013
2013:DHC:7246
administrative petition_dismissed

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The Delhi High Court upheld the continuation and conclusion of enquiry proceedings by a Division Bench constituted committee, disposing of writ petitions with directions for expeditious completion.

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\ E 't ( 39 and 40 HIGH COURT OF DELHI w.P.(c) 622912013
BALJINDER KAUR ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. B.I( Singh, Advocate.
VERSUS
THE PRINCIPAL GURU HARKRISHAN PUBLIC SCHOOL & ORS..... Respondents rhrough:
Kffi;iij;.i?Stl.Advocate for Ms. Nidhi Raman, Advocate for respondent No.4. w.P.(c) 6236/2013
HARDEEP KAURKONDAL ..... Petitioner Ihrough: Mr. B.K. Singh, Advocate.
VERSUS
THE PRINCIPAL GURU HARKRISHAN PUBLIC SCHOOL & ORS rhrough: Mr. Harpreet s. P"pr;;dl;::iJffltt respondent Nos.l to 3. i. Ms. Purnima Maheshwari, Advocate r for resPondent No.4.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VALMIKI J. MEHTA
Vo 30.09.201.3 W.P.(C) Nos.6229/2013 & 6236/2013 page I of 3
2013:DHC:7246 :' '1 1. the common
ORDER
dated 16.4.2013 passed by this Court in a bunch of cases. The judgment dated 16.4.20t3 was appealed from by two petitioners andaconsentorderwaspassedbytheDivisionBenchinLPANo.333/2013 on 23.8.2013 whereby the enquiry committee was to consist of three respectable citizens of the Sikh Communtty' z. petitioners are similarly placed though they have challenged the the bunch of cases decided on 16'4'2013'

3. Counsel for the respondent No.l/school with its usual fairness stares that limited to only those petitioners who were petitioners in the cases decided as per judgment of this court dated t6'4'2013' and petitioners are two of such persons, respondent No.l-school has no objection to the committee constituted by the Division Bench's order dated 23'8'2013 to T' even accordingly conduct the enquiry proceedings so far as the present petitioners are concerned, however, the proceedings must be from the same stage from which it is pending before the present enquiry offic.er' To this counsel for the petitioner states that he has no objection' It is also agreed W.P.(C) Nos.6229/2013 & 6236/2013..[1] between the parties that enquiry committee of three prominent members of the Sikh Community will conclude the enquiry proceedings so far as the petitioners are concerned within a period of three months from today' This direction is given because counsel for the parties state that none of them will take unnecessary adjournments before the enquiry committee' It is also agreed on behalf of petitioners that though all the provisions of Delhi School Education Act and Rules, 1973 (DSEAR, 1973) will apply, however, petitioners will not question constitution of the committee as being violative of DSEAR,IgT[3] or contend any lack of jurisdiction in the same to decide the issue before it.

4. writ petitions are accordingly disposed of in terms of aforesaid observations, leaving the parties to bear their own costs'

5. Dasti to counsel for the Parties. V^r.!r"*.'..t|+t 4: VALMIKI J. MEHTA' J SEPTEMBER 30,2013 Ne W.P.(C) Nos.6229/2013 & 6236/2013 page 3 of[3] r. \ t