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RAJESH SHANKAR
Md. Shamim Ansari – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand, through the Secretary/Principal Secretary, School Education and Literacy Department – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Rajesh Shankar, J.
The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the office order as contained in memo No. 1546 dated 2.8.2018 (Annexure-9 to the writ petition) issued by the respondent No.3 whereby the petitioner has been dismissed from service. Further prayer has been made for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondents to pay salary to the petitioner for the period from 15.1.2016 to 2.8.2018 i.e. from the date of joining in the office of Area Education Officer, Sadar Giridih till the date of dismissal as he had worked during the aforesaid period, but salary was not paid. The petitioner has also prayed for directing the respondents to reinstate him in service with all consequential benefits including the back wages.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was initially appointed as Para Teacher on 15.9.2009 in Upgraded Middle School, Tilaiya under Bishnugarh block of Hazaribagh district. He was enrolled by the concerned department in National Institute of Open Schooling, Noida to complete the course of Diploma in Elementary Education (D. El. Ed.) (Session 2012-14) in the year 2012 and while pursuing the said course, he passed the
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