WP/28085/2005 of Smt. N. Rani, Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh, on 30 December 2005

ORDER:

The petitioner is the Secretary and Correspondent of A.R. High School,Adinarayanapuram, Chirala, Prakasam District, which is admitted to grant-in-aid.The petitioner appointed the sixth respondent herein as in-charge Head Master forthe school in the light of the proceedings, dated 14.08.2003, issued by the DeputyEducational Officer, declaring that the sixth respondent is senior to the fifthrespondent. The Regional Joint Director of School Education, Guntur, the thirdrespondent herein, passed the order dated, 05.09.2004, keeping the order, dated12.08.2004, passed by the petitioner in abeyance, until further orders. The grievanceof the petitioner is that though more than one year has elapsed, the third respondenthas not disposed of the matter and an uncertainty is prevailing in the institution.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader forSchool Education.

It is not known as to whether the third respondent passed orders, dated 05.09.2004,on his own accord or on a representation made by the fifth respondent. Be that as itmay, once he has kept the orders passed by the petitioner herein in abeyancepending further examination, he should have taken follow-up action, without further loss of time. He cannot have the luxury of stalling the proceedings and leaving thematter at that. Such a step would cripple the administration of the school.

Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to passappropriate orders in the matter relating to the seniority between respondents 5 and6, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, dulyhearing the affected parties, and intimate the same to the petitioner. There shall beno order as to costs.

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30.12.2005

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