JUDGMENT - Dhabe J:.-The short question that arises for consideration in this peti-tion is whether the Education Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nagpur, has jurisdic-tion to decide whether the alleged resignation given by an Assistant Teacher in the school is a resignation according to law or is a forced resignation. The respondent No, 2 is an Assistant Teacher in the school run by Shriram Swami Shikshan Sanstha, which has filed the instant petition. The respondent No. 2 made a complaint on September 22, 1982 to the Education Officer, Zill Parishad, Nagpur, i.e. the respondent No. 1, that her resigna- tion was forcibly obtained from her by the President of the petitioner-society, who incidentally happens to be the father-in-law of the respondent No. 2. On November 23, 1982, the Head Master of the school in question was called by the Additional Education Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nagpur, to make an enquiry into the question of the alleged forced resignation of the respondent No. 2. He, thereafter, by his order dated December 3, 1982, held that the resignation of the respondent No. 2 is not according to rules. He, therefore, directed the petitioner management to reinstate her in service and

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