Authority: Calcutta High Court
Order Date: 6 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Parwati Thakur, teacher at Scottish Church Collegiate School, a Christian Minority Institution.
- Respondents: State of West Bengal & others, represented by Advocate Tarun Kumar Das.
- Writ Petition No. 468 of 2026 sought approval of her appointment after the District Inspector of Schools (S.E.), Kolkata approved seven of nine staff but left her application pending without reason.
- The school forwarded the list of nine confirmed staff on 19 October 2020; seven were approved, two (including the petitioner) were not.
Final Outcome
- The Court directs the District Inspector of Schools, Kolkata, to decide on the approval of the petitioner’s appointment in accordance with law within eight weeks from the date of communication of this order.
- A reasoned order must be passed and communicated to the school authority with a copy to the petitioner.
- If the service is approved, the respondent authority shall take necessary consequential steps as per law.
- The writ petition stands disposed of.
- Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.
- All parties to act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.
Topics: Appointment Approval, Education Employment, Judicial Order