IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
JIYA LAL BHARDWAJ
Lata Kumari – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. pta teacher entitled to grant-in-aid against vacancy. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. termination without notice; tribunal directs gia payment. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. dispute on qualification mismatch and post vacancy. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. arbitrary termination ignores prior court directions. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 5. natural justice requires pre-termination show-cause notice. (Para 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 6. precedents mandate re-engagement of qualified pta teachers. (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 7. quash orders; re-engage with retrospective benefits. (Para 30 , 31 , 32) |
JUDGMENT :
JIYA LAL BHARDWAJ, J.
1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following substantive reliefs:
“(a) That the impugned Annexure A-1, may kindly be quashed and set aside and the respondents be directed to re- engage the applicant retrospectively with all consequential benefits in the same capacity, pay scale and place and the judgment passed by the Hon’ble High Court of HP may kindly be directed to be implemented in its letter and spirit.
(b) That in alternate the respondent may kindly be further directed to re-engage the applicant on any of the vacancie
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