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PURNENDU SINGH
Lalita Devi – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
Purnendu Singh, J. – Heard Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Kundan Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the respondent/s.
2. The petitioner in paragraph no. 1 of the present writ petition has sought inter alia following relief(s), which is reproduced hereinafter:
"(I) To issue an appropriate writ /order /direction in nature of mandamus, directing the Respondents to allow the petitioner appear in the supplementary examination of Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) or petitioner should be passed on the basis of average marking.
(II) To any other relief for which the petitioner appear to found entitled by your lordships deem fit and proper."
3. The petitioner was appointed as a Block Teacher in the year 2005 at Primary School Parham, Block-Jamalpur, District- Munger vide Memo No. 348 dated 24.06.2005 and she joined the school on 06.07.2005. The said Primary School was later upgraded as Utkramit Middle School, Parham. After completion of two years of service, the Headmaster of the said school issued a letter dated 31.05.2008 and directed the petitioner to attend the programme of Diploma in Primary Education (DPC) conducted by Indira Gandhi
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