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J.A.S. Inter College Khurja, U.P. & Ors vs State Of U.P. & Ors

Supreme Court8 July 1996K. Ramaswamy

Ratio decidendi

The rule this decision rests on

Where a college appoints ad hoc teachers pending the disposal of a writ petition challenging an inadequate number of appointments made by the Public Service Commission, such ad hoc appointments, though not in accordance with the prescribed rules, remain operative until one of the following occurs: (a) candidates recommended by the Commission join the post; (b) the post is filled through the regular selection process under Section 11(4) of the U.P. Secondary Education Services Commission and Selection Board Act, 1982; or (c) 30 June following the date of ad hoc appointment, as specified in Section 18(3) of that Act. The ad hoc appointees shall not acquire any right or equity from their appointments and must be replaced by candidates selected and recommended by the Commission in accordance with the Act upon the disposal of the writ petition or upon occurrence of any triggering event, whichever is earlier.

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Judgment

As delivered

PETITIONER:J.A.S. INTER COLLEGE KHURJA, U.P. & ORS.
Vs.
RESPONDENT:STATE OF U.P. & ORS.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/07/1996
BENCH:K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK
ACT:
HEADNOTE:
JUDGMENT:

O R D E R It was mentioned in the order dated April 8, 1996 that in spite of adjournment of the case repeatedly, counter affidavit has not been filed. Consequently, this Court directed the respondents to appoint 18 teachers as required by the petitioners within the specified time. It is now the admitted position that eight teachers selected by the U.P. Secondary Education Service Commission were appointed. One of them had not jointed the service. Consequently, seven person out of 18 have taken charge. Resultantly,. 11 candidates were not recommended for appointment by the Commission. The petitioner-college appears to have appointed 11 teachers. it would be obvious that these 11 teachers would be ad hoc appointees pending disposal of the writ petition and they would not and should not claim any right or equity whatsoever pursuant to, the said appointment. Under sub-section (3) of Section 18 of the U.P. Secondary Education Services Commission and Selection Board Act, 1982 (act 5 of 1982), appointment of and ad hoc teacher under sub-sections (1) and (2) shall cease to have effect from the earliest of the dates mentioned therein, namely, (a) when the candidates recommended by the Commission or Board, as the case may be, join the post: (b) when the post of one month preferred to under sub-section (4) of Section 11 express; or (c) 30th day of June following the day of such ad hoc appointment. In that view, the ad hoc appointments though not consistent with section 5 of the 1st Removal of Difficulties Order, 1981 and, therefore, not according to rules, would remain operative until either of the events occur. The said arrangements of ad hoc appointment, if the writ petition is disposed of earlier, would be subject to the result in the writ petition. In other words, the ad hoc appointees should be replaced by candidates selected by the Commission and recommended for appointment in accordance with the said Act.

The application is accordingly disposed of.

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