Commercial Senior Secondary School v. Directorate of Education

Delhi High Court · 06 Apr 2018 · 2018:DHC:2258
Sunil Gaur
W.P.(C) 3320/2018
2018:DHC:2258
administrative other

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The Delhi High Court directed the Directorate of Education to consider the petitioner's representation for appointment of a Nominee to initiate disciplinary proceedings and communicate its decision within a stipulated time.

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W.P.(C) 3320/2018
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Order: April 06, 2018
W.P.(C) 3320/2018 & CM 13037/2018
COMMERCIAL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Deepak Dhingra, Ms. Shivangi Singh and Mr. Sameer Sidhar, Advocates
VERSUS
DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION AND ORS. .....Respondents
Through: Ms. Niharika Beri, Advocate for Ms. Vibha Mahajan Seth, Advocate for respondent No.1
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL GAUR O R D E R (ORAL)
JUDGMENT

1. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that relief claimed in this petition is qua first respondent only. The grievance of petitioner is that despite sending of numerous communications and reminders to respondent-Directorate of Education, a Nominee has not been appointed by respondent-Directorate of Education to enable petitioner to initiate disciplinary proceedings against second respondent, who was unauthorizedly absent for twenty months.

2. In the facts and circumstances of this case, it is deemed appropriate to dispose of this petition with direction to respondent-Directorate of Education to promptly consider petitioner’s last Representation of 13th 2018:DHC:2258 W.P.(C) 3320/2018 February, 2018 (Annexure-P) within a period of four weeks from today and intimate its fate to petitioner within a week thereafter, so that petitioner may avail of the remedies as available in law, if need be. It is made clear that in case a Nominee is not to be appointed by respondent- Directorate of Education, then reasons for not doing so, be conveyed to petitioner.

3. With aforesaid directions, this petition and the application are disposed of. Copy of this order be given dasti to counsel for the parties.

JUDGE APRIL 06, 2018 s