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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANANDA SEN
Snehlata Singh wife of Amarendra Kumar Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand; through the Deputy Commissioner-cum-National Program for Education of Girls at Elementary Level – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SRI ANANDA SEN, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.
2. Petitioner, in this writ petition, has prayed for the following reliefs:-
(a) For quashing/setting, with all consequences, the decision, of terminating/cancelling the petitioner's contractual service treating her disqualified, as contained in the office order contained in memo no.139 dated 26.2.2020 (Annexure-12) issued under the signature of the District Education Officer- cum-District Program Officer, SamagraSikshaAbhiyan, Garhwa, as also the decision, of suspending the petitioner's contractual service, as contained in the office order contained in memo no.83 dated 7/11.2.2020 (Annexure-9) issued under the signature of the District Education Officer- cum-District Program Officer, SamagraSikshaAbhiyan, Garhwa;
(b) For holding and declaring the petitioner as qualified and unblemished fit to be reinstated the post of Warden or on equivalent post at Kasturba Gandhi Girls' Residential School, Garhwa;
(c) For directing the respondents to reinstate the petitioner to the post of Warden or on equivalent post at Kasturba Gandhi Girls' Residential School, Garhwa treating her servi
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