Advocates:
['RAHUL KUMAR', '', 'APOORVA SINGH', 'ATANU BANERJEE']

AWARD

BEFORE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT (Virtual)

DATED 11.09.2021

(Held Through Video Conferencing at Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi)

[Organized by High Court Legal Services Committee under Section 19, Legal Services Authorities

Act, 1987 (Central Act)].

Cont. Case (Civil) No.80 of 2020

1. Petitioner/Appellant

: Kumar Sundaram Bhardwaj

Versus

2. Respondent/O.P.(s)

: The State of Jharkhand and Anr.

Present :-

Name of Hon’ble Judge

: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

Name of Advocate Member : Mr. Prakash Chandra Roy, Standing Counsel

Award

The matter was taken up in National Lok Adalat in virtual mode.

The instant contempt case has been filed against the opposite parties

for alleged, willful and deliberate non-compliance of the order dated

06.08.2019 passed in W.P.(S) No.1846 of 2018.

Mr. Deepak Kr. Dubey, learned counsel for the opposite parties

submits that although the show cause has been filed but as per the instruction,

decision has been taken by the competent authority.

He further submits that since Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Under

Secretary to the Directorate Primary Education is present in the Court

proceeding through virtual mode, as such, he may also assist this Court in the

matter.

Upon this, Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Under Secretary to the

Directorate Primary Education has submitted that whatever has been said by

the learned counsel for the opposite party about the decision having been

taken by the competent authority with respect to the consideration of cases of

promotion of one or the other teachers has already been taken vide Memo

No.619 dated 26.08.2021.

In terms thereof, there is no difficulty now in taking decision with

respect to the claim of the petitione, therefore, the matter may be disposed

of.

Upon this, Mr. Rahul Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner

submits that appropriate order may be passed.

This Court, after considering the aforesaid submission and in the light

of the decision taken by the authority as under Memo No.619 dated

26.08.2021, deems it fit and proper to dispose of the matter with the direction

upon the District Superintendent of Education, Gumla to take decision in the

light of the decision contained in Memo No.619 dated 26.08.2021 within a

period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order.

In view thereof, the instant contempt case is finally closed,

accordingly, disposed of.

Office is directed to keep the Memo No.619 dated 26.08.2021, sent

through e-mail, on record.

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Sign. of Hon’ble Judge

Sign. of Advocate Member

(Seal of the Committee)