Upendra
Pradhan & Ors Vs. State of Orissa & Ors [1993] INSC 248 (30 April 1993)
Sahai,
R.M. (J) Sahai, R.M. (J) Venkatachala N. (J)
CITATION:
1994 AIR 1198 1993 SCR (3) 475 1993 SCC Supl. (3) 14 JT 1993 (3) 524 1993 SCALE
(2)808
ACT:
% Orissa
Education Act 1969:
Section
10A-Termination of service of Teacher-School recognised not aided-Applicability
of the provision-Validity of Termination Order.
HEAD NOTE:
The
services of the appellants were terminated by the Management of a recognised
school. The termination was not approved by the Inspector of Schools. The
appellants filed a writ petition before the High Court for reinstatement and
salaries from the date the school became an aided institution. The High Court
having dismissed the writ petition, appellants preferred the present appeal.
Dismissing
the appeal, this Court,
HELD:
Section 10-A of the Orissa Education Act provides that the termination of a
teacher of an aided institution shall be subject to the approval of the
Inspector of Schools. Use of the word 'aided institution' is dear indication
that the provisions of approval apply only to the aided schools. Since on the
date the services of the appellants were terminated the institution was recognised
only and not aided, the Inspector could not have exercised the power of
disapproval. Recognition of a institution for purposes of imparting education
is different than bringing It on grants-in-aid. To the former the regulatory
provisions of the Education Act or the rules do, not apply.
The
Education Department has no control either on admission of students or members
of staff. (476-D-F)
CIVIL
APPELLATE JURISDICTION: Civil Appeal No. 2476 of 1993.
From
the Judgment and Order dated 21.2.1992 of the Orissa High Court in O.J.S. No.
4866 of 1991.
476 R.
K. Mehta for the Appellants.
H.L. Aggarwal,
S.K. Patri, Abhijat P. Medh, Ms. Kirti Mishra and A.K. Panda for the
Respondents.
The
following Order of the Court was delivered Service of the appellants employed
in the school established in the year 1981 recognised in 1983 brought on
grants-in-aid in 1988, were terminated in 1986. Their termination was not
approved by the Inspector of Schools. Since the order not approving termination
was not given effect to by the Institution the appellants approached the High
Court by way of a writ petition for a mandamus to reinstate them and grant them
their salaries from the date the school became an aided institution. The High
Court did not find any merit in the claim for various reasons.
Section
10-A of the Orissa Education Act provides that the termination of a teacher of
an aided institution shall be subject to the approval of the Inspector. Use of
the word 'aided institution' is clear indication that the provisions of
approval apply only to the aided schools. Since on the date the services of the
appellants were terminated the institution was recognised only and not aided
the Inspector could not have exercised the power of disapproval.
Consequently
no right vested in the appellant which he could get enforced in a court of law.
The submission that the principle of Section 10-A being benevolent in nature
should be extended to teachers of the institution once it has been granted
recognition to avoid exploitation and undue harassment of those who are unequal
in the bargain cannot be accepted. Recognition of an institution for purpose of
imparting education is different than bringing it on grants- in-aid. To the
former the regulatory provisions of the Education Act or the rules do not
apply. The Education Departments has no control either on admission of students
or members of staff. The High Court, therefore. did not commit any error of law
in dismissing the writ petition.
The
appeal accordingly fails and is dismissed. But there shall be no order as
Appeal dismissed.
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