- (1.) Both the writ petitions are taken up for consideration together.
(2.) The writ petitioner participated in the recruitment process initiated by the District Primary School Council, Jalpaiguri, for the post of assistant primary teacher. After being successfully empanelled, her name was approved and consequently by an office memo dated 27th July, 2010, issued by the Chairman of the District Primary School Council, Jalpaiguri, she was appointed as an assistant teacher of Krishi Bagan Additional Primary School, under Sadar West Circle, in the District of Jalpaiguri. She joined service in the said school on 2nd August, 2010. After serving the school for a little over a month, she was served with a copy of a letter dated 9th September, 2010, issued by the Secretary, District Primary School Council, Jalpaiguri, addressed to the Head Teacher/ Head Mistress of the school. The text of the said letter is reproduced herein-below: With reference to the above, this is to inform you that I have been directed to instruct you not to allow St. Soma Majumdar, D/O Sri Shib Prasad Majumder to join as Primary Teacher in Krishi Bagan Addl. Primary School, under Sadar West Circle. In case she has already joined in the school, her service is kept suspended with immediate effect till further order.
(3.) The order of suspension of her service, as contained in the above letter, was challenged by the writ petitioner in W. P. 24237 (W) of 2010.;