Gandhi Sewa Samiti v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 36 of 2016 Gandhi Sewa Samiti Dabhara, Through President Shri Bhagwati Prasad Shukla, S/o Late Shri Heera Lal Shukla, Aged About 75 Years, R/o Post Misda, Village Misda, Thana Nawagarh, Civil & Revenue Distt. Janjgir Champa, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

2. Sub Divisional Officer, Korba, Distt. Korba, (Chhattisgarh)

3. District Education Officer, Korba, Distt. Korba, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents Shri Anshul R. Shrivastava, counsel for the petitioner/s. Shri B.Gopa Kumar, Dy.A.G. for the State / respondents on advance copy. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 08/02/2016 Earlier, notices were issued to respondents, reply has not been filed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has submitted application before the competent authority i.e. the District Education Officer for grant of permission to open and run a school, which application has remained pending without any decision.

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Learned State counsel at this stage submits that the Court may dispose off the matter with a direction to the District Education Officer to take decision on petitioner's application and decide the same in accordance with law. 3.

In view of above, the petition is disposed off with a direction to respondent no.3 to decide petitioner's application for grant of permission in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. It goes without saying that if the order passed is against the petitioner, the petitioner would be at liberty to take recourse to remedy as provided under the law. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Deepti