Sk. Jayed Hossain Advocate, High Court, Calcutta Bar Association Room No.15 Residence: Flat —E, 2 nd Floor, Mrittika Apartment, P.O. Parnashree, Jinjira Bazar, Kolkata — 700060. Chamber. 37/4 A/1B, Rabitirtha Sarani, Khidderpur, Kolkata-700023 MOB No: 9831088783/9804631940 • Ref: Date : 04.03.2016 To 1. The Learned Government Pleader, High Court, Calcutta. 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Government of West Bengal, Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake City, Kolkata — 700091. 3. The District Primary School Council, Bankura, Vidya Bhaban, Machantala, Dist.- Bankura, Pin- 722101. 4. The Chairman, District Primary School Council, Bankura, Vidya Bhaban, Machantala, Dist.- Bankura, Pin- 722101. Re: W.P. No. SF3 5 ) of 2016 gad-ha-rah Mart ---Petitioner -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors Sir, ----Respondents Enclosed please find herewith the copy of the writ petition along with all annexures which has been assigned before His Lordship the Hon'ble Justice Debangsu Basak and matter will apr on 403.2016 or so soon thereafter as "Motion" before the said Hon'ble tze__ Court. Thereafteryou are hereby requested to appear at the time of hearing. This is for your information on necessary action. Thanking you, Enclo : As above. Yours faiti - tfuibi, —2- 1) 4Ct_ Advocate For the petitioner
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2. The Commissioner of School Education, Government of West Bengal, Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake City, Kolkata — 700091.
3. The District Primary School Council, Bankura, Vidya Bhaban, Machantala, Dist.- Bankura, Pin- 722101.
4. The Chairman, District Primary School Council, Bankura, Vidya Bhaban, Machantala, Dist.- Bankura, Pin- 722101.
Re: W.P. No. SF3 5 ) of 2016
gad-ha-rah Mart ---Petitioner
-Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors
Sir, ----Respondents
Enclosed please find herewith the copy of the writ petition along with all annexures
which has been assigned before His Lordship the Hon'ble Justice Debangsu Basak and
matter will apr on 403.2016 or so soon thereafter as "Motion" before the said Hon'ble tze__ Court. Thereafteryou are hereby requested to appear at the time of hearing.
This is for your information on necessary action.
Thanking you,
Enclo : As above.
Yours faiti-tfuibi, —2-1)
4Ct_ Advocate
For the petitioner
DISTRICT: BANKURA
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION
APPELLATE SIDE
W. P. No. 5T3s (W) of 2016
Subject matter relating to
Education:
Group - (II), Head - (h) of the
Classification List
Cause Title:
Radharani Mandal
Petitioner
-VERSUS-
The State of West Bengal &
Ors.
Respondents
Advocate-on-Record:
Sic. Jayed Hossain, Advocate, Bar Association Room no, 15, High Court, Calcutta. Mob: 9831088783/9804631940
DISTRICT: BANKURA
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION
APPELLATE SIDE
W. P. No. 573g (W) of 2016
In the matter of: An application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
And In the matter of : Radharani Mandal
......... Petitioner
-VERSUS- The State of West Bengal & Ors. Respondents
INDEX
Sl.No. Particulars of documents Annexure Page No.
1. Writ Petition 1 to 23
2. Photocopies of the admit card and mark-sheets and Primary Teacher's Training certificates.
P/1 2t 48 2-A2
3. Photocopy of the admit card issued by the District Primary School Council, Bankura in favour of the petitioner.
P/2 2F
4 Photocopy of the judgment and order dated 12th April, 2011.
P/3 Tirit "to 4,,
5 Photocopy of the judgment and order dated 19th August, 2015.
P/4 50 .4-, tPto
6 Photocopy of the order dated 3rd September, 2015.
P/5 _ 39
LIST OF DATES
Date Particulars
1991 : The petitioner passed Madhyamik Examination.
2005 : The petitioner passed Primary Teachers Training
Examination.
2006 : Requisition was send from the respondent no. 4
to the office of the Employment Exchange for
sending list of candidates.
6.12.2009
The Written test was held.
08.02.2010
11.02.2010
1204 ;20// 61\10.200) ,.
26.08.2015
Challenging the selection process clubbing two
different selection process together, one
Nilmadav Das and ors. filed a writ petition being
W.P. No. 2044 (W) of 2010. The said writ petition
was dismissed by the Hon'ble Single Judge.
Challenging the order of dismissal dated
08.02.2010 an appeal being MAT No. 169 of
2010 along with an application for stay being
CAN No. 950 of 2010 was filed. The Hon'ble
Division Bench passed an interim order granting
liberty to the authorities to process with the
selection.
1428 The appeal being MAT No. kft of 2010 was finally disposed of.
Challenging the judgment and order dated
03.05.2010, a Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.
24234 of 2010 was filed. The same has been
disposed of without interfering with the
judgment and order of the Hon'ble Division
Bench.
POINTS OF LAW
1. As to whether the respondents are under obligation to
recast the panel of primary teacher prepared in the year
2010 after awarding marks for training qualification of the
petitioner or not?
2. As to whether the petitioner is entitled for getting marks
for her training qualification or not?
3. As to whether the impugned action and/or inaction on the
part of the respondents are illegal, arbitrary, whimsical as
well as prejudicial to the rights of the petitioner or not?
DISTRICT: BANKURA
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION
APPELLATE SIDE
W.P. No. (W) of 2015;
In the matter of:
An application under Article 226
of the Constitution of India.
-And-
In the matter of:
A writ in the nature of
Mandamus and/or Certiorari
and/or Prohibition and/or any
other appropriate writ or writs,
order or orders, direction or
directions;
-And-
In the matter of:
The West Bengal Primary
Education Act, 1973 and Rules
framed thereunder;
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-And-
In the matter of:
Impugned action and/or
inactions on the part of the
District Primary School Council,
Bankura in not recasting the
panel of primary teacher after
awarding marks to the petitioner
for her training qualification and
send the same to the
Commissioner of School
Education for his approval;
-And-
In the matter of:
Radharani Mandal,
c/o - Bhimsen Mandal, residing
at Vill + Post Office - Supur,
District - Bankura, Pin -
Petitioner.
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-Versus-
1. The State of West Bengal,
Service through the Secretary,
Department of School Education,
having its office at Bikash
Bhawan, Salt Lake City, Kolkata
— 700 091.
2. The Commissioner of
School Education, Government of
West Bengal, having its office at
Bikash Bhawan, Salt Lake City,
Kolkata- 700091.
3. The District Inspector of
Schools (PE), Bankura, having its
office at Vidya Bhaban,
Machantala, District - Bankura,
Pin - 722101
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4. The District Primary School
Council, Bankura, having its
office at Vidya Bhaban,
Machantala, District - Bankura,
Pin - 722101
5. The Selection Committee,
District Primary School Council,
Bankura, through the Chairman,
office at Vidya Bhaban,
Machantala, District - Bankura,
Pin - 722101
6. The Chairman, District
Primary School Council,
Bankura, having its office at
Vidya Bhaban, Machantala,
District - Bankura, Pin - 722101
Respondents
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To
The Hon'ble Mrs. Manjula Chellur, Chief Justice and Her
Companion Justices of the said Hon'ble Court.
The humble petition of the
petitioner abovenamed
Most Respectfully Sheweth:
1. Your petitioner states that your petitioner is a citizen of India
and permanent inhabitant of address as given in the cause title
hereinabove.
2. Your petitioner states that the petitioner passed Madhyamik
Examination and also Primary Teachers Training examination.
Photocopies of the admit card and mark-sheets and Primary
Teacher's Training certificates are annexed hereto and collectively
marked as Annexure — P/ 1.
3. Your petitioner states that from the office of the respondent•
No.4 a requisition was sent to the different offices of employment
exchange within the District of Bankura for sending list of eligible
candidates for the post of primary teacher.
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4. Your petitioner states that as the petitioners name was
sponsored for the post of primary teacher, thus the respondent
No.6 intimated that the petitioner's name was sponsored from the
employment exchange in the year 2006 for recruitment to the post
of assistant teacher in primary schools under the respondent No.4.
Accordingly, petitioner was asked to submit prescribed form after
properly filling up the same.
5. Your petitioner states that as on the basis of marks, the
petitioner was within the zone of consideration for appearing in the
written test for the said post of primary teacher, thus the Secretary
of the District Primary School Council issued admit card intimating
the petitioner that written test would be held on 6.12.2009 at 12
pm. The petitioner duly appeared the written test on the above date
and time
Photocopy of the said admit card is annexed hereto and
marked as Annexure - P/2.
6. Your petitioner states that though the petitioner was
sponsored in the year 2006 and written test was held on
6.12.2009. However, at no point of time in no manner, neither the
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respondent authorities issued any notification and/or notice
declaring the exact vacancy for the post of primary teacher under
different category. Not the • petitioner could learn the number of
vacancies short to be filled up the selection process.
7. Your petitioner states that though the petitioner was Junior
in registration in the office of the concerned employment exchange.
However, considering the petitioner as a trained candidate the
petitioner was sponsored granting privilege over non-trained
candidate as postulated under sub-Rule 6 of Rule 6.
8. Your petitioner states that though no panel was published,
however in the official website of the respondent No.4 only
disclosed the marks of the successful candidates in the said
selection process and the candidates who are not selected their
particulars were not available in the website.
9. Your petitioner states that the petitioner's particulars were
not available in the website as the petitioner was not allegedly
found to be a selected candidate as no marks for her training
qualification was awarded.
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10. Your petitioner states that the petitioner came to learn that as
no mark was awarded for training qualification, thus a writ petition
being W.P. No. 8022 (W) of 2010 was filed by the petitioner herein
and the said writ petition was disposed in the light of the Judgment
and/or Order dated 29.06.2010 passed in W. P. No. 2580(w) of
2010 (Tumpa Roy Vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.).
It is pertinent to point out herein that W. P. No. 2580 (w) of
2010 was disposed Of directing the State of West Bengal to frame a
scheme for the petitioner.
The petitioner craves leave to produce the copy of the
Judgment and/or Order dated 29.06.2010 at the time of hearing, if
called for.
11. That as the state of West Bengal did not prefer any appeal
against the Judgment and Order dated 29.06.2010, thus the
petitioner was hopefully awaiting for the policy decision/scheme to
be adopted/brought for the trained candidates but for a long period
no such scheme was disclosed.
12. Your petitioner states that challenging the judgment and
order dated 08.07.2010 Passed in W.P. No. 9307 (W) of 2010 and
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other similar matters appeal being M.A.T. No.1428 of 2011 was
preferred and the said appeal and other similar appeals were finally
disposed of by the judgment and order dated 12th April, 2011
passed by The Hon'ble Justice Amit Talukder (as His Lordship then
was) and The Hon'ble Provat Kumar Dey (As His Lordship then was)
holding thereby that the appellants would now stand qualified for
the post of primary teachers and the deficit marks obviously, would
be required to be given by the authority concerned in the light of
the discussion therein.
Photocopy of the judgment and order dated 12th April, 2011 is
annexed hereto and marked as Annexure - P/3.
13. Your petitioner states that challenging the judgment and
order dated 12th April, 2011 Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 16781
of 2011 was filed.
14. Your petitioner states that the said Special Leave Petition
(Civil) No. 16781 of 2011 and other similar matters have been
disposed of by solemn judgment and order dated 19.08.2015
without interfering into the judgment and order passed by the
Hon'ble Division Bench on 12.04.2011.
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Photocopy of the judgment and order dated 19th August, 2015
is annexed hereto and marked as Annexure - P/4.
15. Your petitioner states that though by the judgment and order
dated 29.06.2010 The Learned Single judge directed the State
Respondents to frame a policy decision for the trained candidates.
However, no such policy was at all framed
16. Your petitioner states that even after the judgment and order
dated 12th April, 2011 no steps were taken for awarding marks for
the training qualification.
17. Your petitioner states that after disposal of the aforesaid
Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 16781 of 2011 a contempt matter
being W.P.C.R.C. No.286 (w) of 2015 was taken by The Hon'ble
Justice Ashoke Kumar Dasadhikari wherein the Chairman of Malda
District Primary School Council and the Commissioner of School
Education given an undertaking before this Hon'ble Court that they
will recast the panel after adding marks of training certificate and
to send to it the Commissioner of School Education and
the Commissioner of School Education will grant approval
immediately.
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Photocopy of the order dated 3rd September, 2015 is annexed
hereto and marked as Annexure - P/5.
18. That though the chairman of Malda Distict Primary School
Council and the Commissioner of school Education given
undertaking to recast the panel after awarding the marks for
training but for the District of Bankura, no policy has yet been
implemented.
19. Your petitioner submits that for a long time litigations were
pending on the question whether the trained candidates obtained
primary teacher's training certificate upto 2004 - 2005 are entitled
to get marks for their training qualification or not and finally on 3rd
September, 2015 the Chairman, District Primary School Council,
Malda and the Commissioner of School Education being the
appointing authority and approving authority disclosed their policy
to recast the panel after awarding marks for training certificate.
20. Your petitioner further submits that as under the statutory
recruitment Rules 22 marks are allotted for training qualification
and the petitioner has got such training qualification, thus the
petitioner is entitled for getting such statutory marks but the
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respondent authorities illegally, arbitrarily, whimsically denied to
award such marks to the petitioner, accordingly, kind intervention
is highly warranted under Article 226. of the Constitution of India.
21. Your petitioner submits that as the Special Leave Petition
(Civil) No. 16781 of 2011, preferred by the State of West Bengal
have been disposed of without interfering into the judgment and
order dated 12th April, 2011 passed by The Hon'ble Division Bench.
Thus, the respondents are under obligation to recast the panel after
awarding marks for training qualification and the respondents
particularly, the District Primary School Council being the
appointing authority is under obligation to recast the panel after
awarding marks for training and send such recast panel to the
Commissioner of School Education for his approval and the
Commissioner of School Education is under obligation to satisfy
himself that the rules and procedures in respect of preparation of
panel have been followed and only after such satisfaction accord
approval to the panel.
22. Your petitioner submits that the approval granted to the
panel long back in the year 2010 without awarding marks for
training qualification was not prepared following the Rules and
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procedures for preparation of panel, accordingly the approval even
though awarded in 2010, is in violation of statutory provisions
under Sub-Rule 2 of Rule 10 of the Recruitment Rules, 1991, thus
such approval of panel is nullity and liable to be declared as void
ab-initio.
23. Your petitioner submits that as the marks allotted for training
qualification was not awarded to the trained candidates at the time
of preparation of panel in the year 2010, thus the Commissioner of
School Education would have not accorded approval to such panel
in the year 2010 and having no valid approval of panel the steps
taken on the basis of such illegal approval are bad in law.
24. Thus being aggrieved and/or dissatisfied with the impugned
action and/or inactions on the part of the District Primary School
Council, Bankura in not recasting the panel of primary teacher
after awarding marks to the petitioner for her training qualification
and send the same recast panel to the Commissioner of School
Education for his approval, your petitioner begs to move this
application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India on the
following amongst other:
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GROUNDS
I. For that the petitioner passed Madhyamik Examination as
well as primary teachers' training qualification;
II. For that the petitioner's name was duly sponsored from the
office of the employment exchange for the post of primary
teacher under the District Primary School Council, Bankura.
III. For that as the petitioner, on the basis of marks came within
the zone consideration for appearing in written test, thus the
petitioner was asked to appear in the written test scheduled
to be held on 6.12.2009 and the petitioner duly appeared in
the said written test.
IV. For that though no panel was published. However, only the
particulars of successful candidates were made available
through the website of the respondent No.4.
For that as the petitioner was not awarded marks for her
training qualification, thus the petitioner has been denied of
appointment as primary teacher.
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VI. For that a writ petition being W.P. No. 9307 (W) of 2010 was
filed challenging the impugned action in not awarding marks
for training qualification and the said writ petition was
disposed of in the light of the judgment and order dated
29.06.2010 passed in W.P. No. 2580 (W) of 2010.
VII. For that the petitioner filed a writ petition in W.P. No. 8022
(W) of 2010, challenging the action of the respondents in not
awarding marks for her training qualification.
VIII. For that writ petition being W.P. No. 8022 (W) of 2010 was
disposed of by the Hon'ble Single Bench, High Court, Calcutta
in the year 2010.
IX. For that the writ petition being W.P. No. 2580 (W) of 2010 was
disposed of by directing the State of West Bengal to frame a
scheme for the writ petitioner.
X. For that challenging the order dated 08.07.2010 passed in
W.P. No. 9307 (W) of 2010, an appeal being M.A.T. No.1428 of
2011 was preferred and the said appeal along with other
similar appeals were finally disposed of by the judgment and
order dated 12th April, 2011 passed by The Hon'ble Justice
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Amit Talukder (As His Lordship then was) and The Hon'ble
Justice Pravat Kumar Dey ( As His Lordship then was)
holding thereby that the appellants would now stand qualified
for the post of primary teacher and the deficit marks
obviously, would be required to be given by the authority
concerned in the light of the discussion therein.
XI. For that challenging the judgment and order dated 12th April,
2011 Special leave Petition (Civil) No. 16781 of 2011 was filed
by the State of West Bengal.
XII. For that the Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 16781 of 2011
along with other similar matters have been disposed of by the
solemn judgment and order dated 19th August, 2015 without
interfering into the judgment and order passed by the Hon'ble
Division Bench on 12.04.2011.
XIII. For that though by the judgment and order dated 29.06.2010
The Learned Single Judge directed the State of West Bengal to
frame a scheme and no appeal against such order was
preferred by the State of West Bengal but during pendency of
the appeals no scheme was framed
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XIV. For that after disposal of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.
16781 of 2011 a contempt matter being W.P.C.R.C. No.286
(w) of 2015 was taken up by the Hon'ble Justice Ashoke
Kumar Dasadhikari. Wherein the Chairman of Malda District
Primary School Council and the Commissioner of School
Education given an undertaking before this Hon'ble Court
that they will recast the panel after adding marks of training
certificate and to sent to the Commissioner of School
Education and the Commissioner of School Education will
grant approval immediately.
XV. For that the respondents are under obligation to recast the
panel for the post of primary teacher of the District Bankura
prepared in the year 2010 after awarding marks for training
qualifications and send the same to the Commissioner of
School Education for his approval.
XVI. For that as the Commissioner of School Education is under
statutory obligation to satisfy himself as regards fulfillment of
Rules and procedures in preparing panel before according
approval and in the instant case though statutory marks for
training was not awarded to the candidates in violation of
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statute, thus impugned approval granted by the
Commissioner of School. Education (the then Director of
School Education) to the panel in the year 2010 is bad in law
and the same is liable to be declared as void ab-initio.
XVII. For that the District Primary School Council, Bankura in not
taking any steps for recasting the panel awarding marks for
training qualification and send such recast panel to the
Commissioner of School Education, accordingly kind
intervention of this Hon'ble Court is highly warranted under
Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
XVIII.For that the impugned action and/or inaction on the part of
the respondents are highly illegal, arbitrary, whimsical as well
as prejudicial to the valuable rights of the petitioner.
25. Your petitioner submits that there is no other alternative,
legal, efficacious speedy remedy than to move an application under
Article 226 of the Constitution of India and seek appropriate relief.
The relief sought for, if granted, would afford full, adequate and
complete remedy.
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26. Your petitioner states that the records of the case are lying
outside the Original Jurisdiction but within the Appellate
Jurisdiction of This Hon'ble Court.
27. Your petitioners state that no other application has been filed
on the same self cause of action before any Court of Law.
28. That in the above stated facts and circumstances submission
of any representation by the writ petitioner would be an empty
formality.
29. This application is made bona fide and for the ends of justice.
Under the circumstances stated
above, your petitioner most
humbly prays that Your
Lordships would graciously be
pleased to issue -
a) A writ of and / or in the
nature of Mandamus
commanding the Respondents
and / or their men, agents or
subordinates and each one of
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them to show cause as to why the
respondents particularly the
District Primary School Council,
Bankura should not be directed
to recast the panel prepared in
the year 2010 after awarding
marks for training qualification of
trained candidates and sent the
same to the Commissioner of
School Education for his approval
forthwith;
b) A writ of and / or in the
nature of Mandamus
commanding the Respondents
and / or their men, agents or
subordinates and each one of
them to show cause as to why the
respondents particularly the
Commissioner of School
Education should not be directed
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to issue necessary direction upon
the District Primary School
Council, Bankura pointing out
the defects and/or mistake in not
awarding marks for training
qualification and asked the
Council to rectify the defects and
mistakes and to submit the
panels to him with correction for
approval forthwith;
c) A writ in the nature of
Certiorari directing the
respondents and / or their men,
agents or subordinates to
transmit all relevant records
pertaining to this case before the
Hon'ble Court so that
conscionable justice may be
administered;
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d) Rule NISI in terms of
prayers (a), (b) and (c) as
above;
e) An interim order do issue
restraining the respondents from
giving any effect and/or further
effect to the purported panel for
the post of primary teacher
prepare in 2010 till the disposal
of the writ petition;
Interim order in terms of
prayer (e) above;
g) Any such other or further
order or orders, direction or
directions as to Your Lordships
may deem fit and proper.
And your petitioner, as in duty bound shall ever pray.
Prepared i my office,
MaCiLt
Advocate
TualaVa.,4 known to me t\ncbv.“ Deponen
---CQVkay elmoitttjt\ Clerk to Mr. S.B. Mukherjee
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AFFIDAVIT
I, Radharani Mandal, c/o - Bhimsen Mandal, aged about years, by faith - Hindu, by occupation - Unemployed, residing at Vill + Post Office - Supur, District -Bankura, Pin - , do hereby solemnly affirm and say as follows:
1. That I am the petitioner in the instant petition and as such
am well acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case.
2. That the statements made in paragraph Nos.1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11,
15 and 16 thereof are true to my knowledge and those made in
paragraph Nos.2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 17 are infoimation
derive from the records which I verily believe to be true and the rest
are my humble submissions before this Hon'ble Court.