Raj Narayan Shukla v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 5552 of 2025 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

¶2Order dated 5.02.2025 passed by the Respondent No.2 namely Regional Level Committee headed by the Joint Director of Education, Kanpur Region, Kanpur is under challenge in the present writ petition by which the claim of the petitioner for regularization has been rejected.

¶3It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was appointed in the year 1999 as Assistant Teacher and since then he is working continuously. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that the order impugned has been passed in complete violation of the law laid down by this Court in the case of Vinod Kumar Srivastava vs. State of U.P. and others (Writ A No. 21492 of 2023) dated 30.09.2024 in which a specific direction has been given by this Court in paragraph -149 of the judgment that the Regional Regularization Committee shall accord hearing to all the candidates whose claim is under consideration for regularization. It is further observed that Committee shall ask all the Management Committee of the Institution to provide necessary documents which are needed for consideration of regularization. Paragraph-149 of the aforesaid judgment reads as follows:- "149. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the opinion that the matters which have been remitted back to the Regularization Committee shall be considered in the light of the following directions:

(i) The Regional Regularization Committee shall accord fresh consideration in all remitted matters within a period of six weeks from the date of remand. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amar Nath Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Raj Narayan Shukla .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)

(ii) As far as possible, the Regional Regularization Committee shall accord hearing to all the candidates whose claim is under consideration for regularization.

(iii) The Committee shall ask all the Management Committees of the Institution to provide necessary documents which are needed for consideration of regularization of the candidates within a period of two weeks from the date of this order. In case the documents are not provided by the Management Committees, the Regularization Committee shall proceed against the institution in question under the provisions of Act of 1921.

(iv) The Regularization Committee shall further accord due consideration to provision of Act of 1982 while considering the claim for regularization especially for all those candidates whose case fall under Sections 33-B, 33-C, 33-F, and 33-G.

(v) It is further provided that in view of clarification of Government Order dated 26.09.2024, all the candidates whose matters are under consideration before the Regional Regularization Committee, shall be paid their salary which has been stopped pursuant to the order dated

09.11.2023 within a period as prescribed in the clarification order dated

26.09.2024, till their claims are finally decided.

(vi) Further all the candidates whose claim has not been decided by the Regularization Committee shall be permitted to work.

(vii) It is clarified that in all those cases where the claim for regularization was rejected and the writ petition has been allowed by this Court and the matter has been remitted back for fresh consideration, those candidates shall be entitled for their entire salary till their claim is decided afresh."

¶4It is argued that taking into consideration the aforesaid judgment, a Government Order dated 04.10.2024 was also issued by the State-Government which reads as follows:- महत्वपूणर् संख्या-1559/ 15-05-2024-1601 (696) / 2019 टी०सी०

्ऺे षक, कृष्ण कुमार गुप्त, िवशेष सिचव, उ०्ऺ० शासन। सेवाामें, िश्ष ाािनदेशका(माध् यिमक) उ०्ऺ ०, ्ऺ यागराज। माध् यिमकािश्ष ााअनुभाग-5 लखनऊ: िदनांका04 अक् टूबर, 2024 िवषय:- मा०ाउच् चान् यायालय, इलाहाबादामेंायािजतािरटायािचकाासंा0-21492/2023 िवनोदाकु मारा्श ीवास् तवावाअन् याबनामाउ०ा्ऺ ०ाराज् यावाअन् याके ासम् बन् धामें। महोदय, कृ पयाा उपयुर्व ा िवषयका अपनेा प्ऴ ांका सामान् या (1) तृतीया / 17264/2024-25, िदनांका04.10.2024 एवंाप्ऴ ांकासामान् या(1) तृतीया/ 17773/2024-25, िदनांका

28.10.2024 काासन् दभर्ा्ष हणाकरनेाकााक्ि ाकरें, िजसके ामाध् यमासेामा०ाउच् चा न् यायालय, इलाहाबादामेंायोिजतािरटायािचकाासंख् या-21492/2023 मेंापािरताआदेशा िदनांका30.09.2024 एवंा03.10.2024 कीा्ऺ िताएवंािरटायािचकाासंख् या-907 / 2024 राके शा ि्ऴ पाठ?ा बनामा उ०्ऺ ०ा राज् या वा अन् या मेंा पािरता आदेशा िदनांका

07.02.2024 कीा्ऺ ितासंलग् नाकरा्ऺ ेिषताकरतेाहु एा्ऺ करणामेंाअ्ष तराकायर्वाहीाहते ुा आदेश/िनदरॏशा्ऺ दानािकयेाजानेाकााअनुरोधािकयाागयााह।ै 2- िवषयांिकतािरटायािचकाामेंामा०ान् यायालया्ष ाराािदनाकं ा30.09.2024 कोािवस् ततृा आदेशापािरतािकयाागयााह।ै ाउ्व ाआदेशामेंातदथर्ािश्ष कों ाके ािविनयिमतीकरणाके ा ्ऺ करणापरािवचाराकरनेाहते ुामा०ान् यायालया्ष ाराामापदण् डा/ िदशा-िनदरॏशािनगर्तािकयेा गयेाह।ैं ाउ्व ाके ाअितिर्व ासम् ्ऺ कृ िताकीािरटायािचकाासंख् या-907 / 2024 मेंाभीापािरता आदेशा िदनांका 07.02.2024 मेंा मा०ा न् यायालया ्ष ाराा तदथर्ा िश्ष कों ा के ा िविनयिमतीकरणाके ा्ऺ करणापरािवचाराकरनेाहते ुाकितपयािबन् दु ािनधार्िरतािकयेागयेाह।ै 3- िरटायािचकाासंख् या-907 / 2024 राके शाि्ऴ पाठ?ाबनामाउ०्ऺ ०ाराज् यावाअन् यामेंा पािरताआदेशािदनांका07.02.2024 के ा्ऺ स् तर-15 मेंामा०ान् यायालया्ष ाराापािरताआदेश /िनधार्िरतािवन् दु ािनम् नवत्ाह:ै - ".......15. The Director of Education (Secondary) U.P. shall, therefore, ensure that Regional Selection Committees while rejecting claim of Ad-hoc teachers for regularization must return findings of fact with reason broadly on following points:

(i) Existence of vacancy on the date of selection.

(ii) Eligibility of candidate selected on the date of selection.

(iii) Approval by the District Inspector of Schools;

(iv) If approval under the orders of this Court, justification for such disapproval or withholding of approval prior to intervention of Courts;

(v) Status of vacancy as on date....…"

¶4" िरटायािचकाासंख् या-21492/2023 िवनोदाकु मारा्श ीवास् तवावाअन् याबनामाउ०ा ्ऺ ०ाराज् यावाअन् यामेंापािरताआदेशािदनांका30.09.2024 के ा्ऺ स् तर-149 मेंामा०ा न् यायालया्ष ारााअपनेािन?् कषर्ाकाा्ऺ ितपादनािकयाागयााहै, िजसमेंातदथर्ािश्ष कों ाके ा िविनयिमतीकरणाके ा्ऺ करणापरािवचाराकरनेाहते ुामापदण् डा/ िदशा-िनदरॏशाकाािनधार् णा िकयाागयााह।ै ा्ऺ स् तर-149 मेंापािरताआदेशाएवंािनधार्िरतािदशा-िनदरॏशािनम् नवत्ाहाै :- "......149. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the opinion that the matters which have been remitted back to the Regularization Committee shall be considered in the light of the following directions:

(i) The Regional Regularization Committee shall accord fresh consideration in all remitted matters within a period of six weeks from the date of remand.

(ii) As far as possible, the Regional Regularization Committee shall accord hearing to all the candidates whose claim is under consideration for regularization.

(iii) The Committee shall ask all the Management Committees of the Institution to provide necessary documents which are needed for consideration of regularization of the candidates within a period of two weeks from the date of this order. In case the documents are not provided by the Management Committees, the Regularization Committee shall proceed against the institution in question under the provisions of Act of 1921.

(iv) The Regularization Committee shall further accord due consideration to provision of Act of 1982 while considering the claim for regularization especially for all those candidates whose case fall under Sections 33-B, 33-C, 33-F, and 33-G.

(v) It is further provided that in view of clarification of Government Order dated 26.09.2024, all the candidates whose matters are under consideration before the Regional Regularization Committee, shall be paid their salary which has been stopped pursuant to the order dated 09.11.2023 within a period as prescribed in the clarification order dated 26.09.2024, till their claims are finally decided.

(vi) Further all the candidates whose claim has not been decided by the Regularization Committee shall be permitted to work.

(vii) It is clarified that in all those cases where the claim for regularization was rejected and the writ petition has been allowed by this Court and the matter has been remitted back for fresh consideration, those candidates shall be entitled for their entire salary till their claim is decided afresh......

¶5उल्लेखनीय है िक मा० न्यायालय का उ्व आदेश मा्ऴ िदनाकं 30.12.2000 तक िनयु्व तदथर् िश्षकों के सम्बन्ध में है, न िक वषर् 2000 के प्ाात् िनयु्व तदथर् िश्षकों हेतु है। इस िस्थित को मा० न्यायालय ने अपने उ्व आदेश िदनांक

30.09.2024 के ्ऺस्तर-150 में स्प्ि िकया है, जो िनम्नवत् है :- "......150. The directions issued is only pertaining to the appointments made against short term vacancy/ad hoc appointment upto 30.12.2000. Those cases in which appointment has been made post 2000, the judgment and directions given by this Court would not apply." अतः इस सम्बन्ध में मुझे यह कहने का िनदेश हुआ है िक उपयुर््व ्ऺस्तर-3व 4 में विणत िरट यािचकाओं में पािरत आदेश / िनगर्त िदशा-िनदरॏश के आलोक में तदथर् िश्षकों के िविनयिमतीकरण के ्ऺकरण पर गुण-दोष की िववेचना एवं सम्पूणर् सुसंगत साष्यों के िव्शे षण के साथ मेिरट के आधार पर िनयमानुसार / िनष्प्ष एव िनिववाद िनणर्य लेकर मा० न्यायालय ्षारा िनयत समयाविध के अन्तगर्त िविनयिमतीकरण के ्ऺ करणों को िनस्तािरत िकये जाने हेतु ्ऺदेश के समस्त मण्डलीय संयु्व िश्षा िनदेशकों/मण्डलीय सिमितयों को आवश्यक िदशा-िनदरॏश तत्काल िनगर्त करने का क्ि करें। भवदीय, (कृष्ण कुमार गुप्त) िवशेष सिचव । संख्या-1559(1)/15-05-2024-1601 (696)/2019 टी० सी०, ति्दनांक ।्ऺ ितिलिप समस्त संयु्व िश्षा िनदेशक(मा०) ्षारा िश्षा िनदेशक ( मा०), उ०्ऺ० ्ऺयागराज को सूचनाथर् एवं आवश्यक कायर्वाही हेतु ्ऺे िषत । आ्ञा से, (अशोक कुमार) संयु्व सिचव ।.

¶5In this view of the matter, it is argued that since the order impugned has been passed by the Regularization Committee in violation of the law laid down by this Court in the case of Vinod Kumar Srivastava (Supra) as well as the Government Order and the same should be quashed. It is argued that though the petitioners are working continuously but their salary are not being paid.

¶6Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

¶7While going through the order dated 5.02.2025, the Court is of the prima facie opinion that neither any opportunity of hearing has been provided to the petitioner nor the Management Committee of the Institution was directed to provide necessary documents which are needed for consideration of regularization of the petitioner.

¶8This fact is also admitted by Sri Santosh Kumar, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents.

¶9In this view of the matter, the order dated 5.02.2025 passed by the Respondent No.2 is liable to be set aside and is hereby set aside. Respondent No.2 is directed to pass a fresh order strictly in accordance with law, specially in terms of the direction given by this Court in the case of Vinod Kumar Srivastava (Supra) as well as Government Order dated 04.10.2024 within a period of three months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order.

¶10It is made clear that since the petitioner is working continuously, he shall be entitled for his salary till his claims are decided afresh.

¶11With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is allowed.

September 22, 2025 S.K.S. (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad