- (1.) The fifth respondent (Ms. Ruth Moses) had been the Manager of Blackstone Girls Inter College, Mathura, which is a minority institution. On 22 July, 2015, the Bishop Cabinet made recommendation to the Presiding Bishop of Agra Regional Conference of the Methodist Church in India to release the fifth respondent from the post of Manager of the Committee of Management of the Institution with immediate effect for ensuring holding of a free and fair enquiry. A further recommendation was made to the Bishop to appoint the petitioner as Manager in place of the fifth respondent with immediate effect. The minutes of the meeting, which have been brought on record as Annexure 2 to the writ petition, notices that as per the recommendation of the Bishop Cabinet dated 11 April, 2015, the Bishop appointed the fifth respondent as Manager of Blackstone Girls Inter College, Mathura 'till further notice'. However, there had been allegations of fraud against the fifth respondent in forwarding name of various candidates for being appointed as teachers in the institution. The Bishop informed the Cabinet that he had not signed any report of the selection committee. The managing committee had appointed an enquiry committee to investigate the matter. In the aforesaid background facts, the Cabinet unanimously passed the following resolution. "Whereas the Chairman Bishop Subodh C. Mondal has not signed any list of selected candidates as per the requirement. Whereas the selection committee members also have given in writing that they have not signed any report of the selection committee. Whereas the managing committee of Balckstone Girls Inter College, Mathura, has appointed an enquiry committee to investigate the alleged matter of selection of teachers in the inter college. Be it resolved that the presiding Bishop of Agra regional conference of the Methodist Church in India, be requested to release Mrs. Ruth Moses from the post of manager with immediate effect for the free and fair enquiry. Further be resolved to request the Bishop to appoint Dr. Mrs. Bimla Lal, as manager of the Blackstone Girls Inter College, Mathura, with immediate effect."
(2.) In pursuance thereof, the Bishop relieved the fifth respondent from the post of Manager w.e.f. 22.7.2015 and appointed the petitioner in her place. The aforesaid decision was communicated by the Bishop to the fourth respondent (DIOS, Mathura) by letter dated 29.7.2015 and request was made to attest the signatures of the petitioner as Manager of the institution.
(3.) Aggrieved by the decision of the Bishop, the fifth respondent filed Writ Petition No. 42731 of 2015 before this Court. The writ petition was entertained but no stay was granted in favour of the fifth respondent.;