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SMT. RAM SAKHI DEVI ETC. versus STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. ETC.

Citation: [1997] 3 S.C.R. 157 · Decided: 20-03-1997 · Supreme Court of India · Bench: K. RAMASWAMY, S. SAGHIR AHMAD · Disposal: Dismissed

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SMT. RAM SAKHI DEVI ETC. 
A 
v. 
STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. ETC. 
MARCH 20, 1997 
[K. RAMASWAMY ANDS. SAGHIR AHMAD, JJ.) 
B 
Service Law : 
U.P. Jntennediate Education Act, 1921/U.P. Secondmy Education 
(Service Commission) Act, 1982: 
C 
S.16-E/s. l(J-Junior High School-Upgraded as High School-Appoint-
ment of Head Master-Managing Committee adve1tised the post and selected 
the appellant, the Headmistress of the erstwhile Junior High Sclwol-Dist1ict 
Inspector of Schools did not accord ratification-Wiit petition by appel-
lant-Dismissed by High Cowt~Held, though High Cowt may not be con·ect D 
inf allowing its earlier judgment in dismissing the writ petition, the selection 
of appellant by Managing Committee cannot be sustained--Under s.10 of the 
1982 Act e·very institution is enjoined to notify to Commission the vacancies 
and the Commission will give vide publicity and invite applications from all 
qualified candidates so that talented candidate is selected-After the 1985 E 
Amendment, the power of the Management to constitute a Selection Com-
mittee u/s. 16-E has been taken away-Appellant could not be regularised 
under s.33-A of the Regulations made u/s. 16-E of the Act-Recourse to 
s.33-A of the Regulations should be made sparingly and not as a routine. 
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Civil Appeal No. 472 of F 
1986 Etc. 
From the Judgment and Order dated 6.11.85 of the Allahabad High 
Court in C.M.W.P. No. 10982 of 1985. 
T.N. Singh, B.M. Sharma and S.N. Singh for the Appellants. 
R.C. Verma for R.B. Misra, (Pramod Swarup) (NP) and Mrs. Rani 
Chhabra for the Respondents . 
. The following Order of the Court was delivered : 
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SUPREME COURT REPORTS 
[1997] 3 S.C.R. 
A CA. No. 472186 : 
This appeal by special leave arises from the judgment of the Division 
Bench of the Allahabad High Court, made on November 6, 1985 in Civil 
Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 10982/85. 
B 
The admitted facts are that the appellant was appointed as Head-
mistress of a Junior High School, Kamla Nehru Kanya Vidyalaya, Shiv 
Shankari Dham Pachewara Chunal Mirzapur which was upgraded in July, 
1982 as High School. The Managing Committee advertised through 
newspaper under the U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921 for selection 
C of the candidates, obviously, under Section 16-E. The Committee had 
selected the appellant on December 17, 1983 and the appelhint was sought 
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to be retired. Since the ratification was not accorded by the District 
Inspector, the appellant had approached the High Court. The High Court 
relying upon its earlier decision in Jai Prakash Shanna v. State of U.P. & 
D Ors. WP (No. 174/85) dismissed the writ petition. Thus, this appeal by 
special leave. 
Though the High Court may not be correct in following its judgment 
in dismissing the writ petition, on facts we find that there is no substantial 
difference in the result. The admitted position is that the U .P. Secondary 
E Education (Services Commission) Act, 1982, had come into force with 
effect from July 14, 1981. Section 10 of the Act specifies the purpose of 
making appointment to the posts of teachers specified in the Schedule. It 
postulates thus : 
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"(1) For the purpose of making appointment of a teacher specified 
in the Schedule, the management shall notify the vacancy to the 
Commission in such manner and through such office or authority 
as may be prescribed. 
(2) The procedure of selection of candidates for appointment to 
the posts of such teachers shall be such as may be prescribed : 
Provided that the Commission shall, with a view to inviting talented 
persons, give wide publicity in the State to the vacancies notified 
under sub-section (1)". 
H 
It is, thus, clear that Section 10 envisages two steps, namely,· every 
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institution is enjoined to notify to the Commission the vacancies through A 
such officer or authority as may be ·prescribed. The Service Commission, 
before selection, will give wide publicity by inviting applications from all 
qualified candidates so that talented candidates would apply for get 
selected to the post. Though this Section has been amended by Amend-
ment Act 12 of 1985, the same is not relevant and has no application to B 
this case. It reads as under : 
"Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Inter-
mediate Education Act, 1921 or the Regulations made thereunder 
but subject to the provisions of Sections 18, 21-B, 21-C, 21-D, 33 
and 33-A on or a

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