Constitution of Committee to Verify Madrasah Appointments

Update: No. 539-MD dated 06.03.2023, No. 705-MD dated 24.03.2023

Government of West Bengal
Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department
“NABANNA”, HRBC Buildings, Howrah – 711102

No. 485-MD Date: 28-02-2023

Notification

Whereas, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India by a judgment dated 02.02.2023 in the matter of Contempt Petition (C) No. 352 of 2022 in Civil Appeal No. 5808 of 2017, Snehasis Giri and Ors. Vs Subhasis Mitra with other Contempt Petitions has constituted a Committee headed by Justice Debi Prosad Dey, retired Judge, Calcutta High Court as Chairman with other two members to be nominated by the State Government.

Now therefore, in compliance with the aforesaid judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 02.02.2023, the other two members of the Committee are hereby nominated as follows:-

I. Justice Debi Prosad Dey, Retired Judge, Calcutta High Court – Chairman;

II. Shri Manish Gupta, I.A.S (Retd), Ex. Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education Department, Ex. Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal – Member;

III. Shri Sripati Mukhopadhyay, Ex. Registrar, University of Burdwan – Member.

All interested person who want to seek verification of their claim as well as those who are likely to be affected by the report of the Committee, may make representation within 24.03.2023 on all working days within office hours from the date of this notification.

The other terms of reference of the Committee shall be as mentioned in the Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 02.02.2023 and as may be prescribed by the Committee.

The Committee is to consider the following points in terms of the Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 02.02.2023:-

(a) Whether the madrasah or its managing committee was recognized by the state government on the date on which the appointment was made?

(b) Whether such appointments were made, of candidates who possessed the requisite prescribed qualifications and fulfilled the experience and other eligible conditions stipulated for the post concerned?

(c} Whether such an appointment was made by following the recruitment procedure indicated in the Kolkata Gazette Notification dated 11-03-2015 (No. 93-SE/S/10R-14/2013-9th February, 2015) and in Kolkata Gazette Notification dated 04-03-2016 (No. 486-MD/O/2M-11/2016)?

(d) Whether the appointments were made against vacancies that existed and whether the vacancies conformed to the staffing pattern for the concerned institution/ madrasas

(e) Whether after the appointments were made, the persons appointed actually worked on their respective posts?

(f) Whether the appointments were actually made on the date of the appointment letter, or were backdated?

The office of the Committee shall be at Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Bhawan, DD-45, Block- DD, Salt Lake City, Sector-I, Kolkata-64.

Sd/- Md. Ghulam Ali Ansari, IAS
Secretary
to the Government of West Bengal

No. 485-MD dated 28.02.2023, Source

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