Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:68023-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 355 of 2025 Appellant :- Santosh Kumar Shukla Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Appellant :- Ashok Kumar Singh,Prabhakar Awasthi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rajesh Khare Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Praveen Kumar Giri,J. 1. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 17.03.2025, passed by learned Single Judge in Writ-A No.10043 of 2012, whereby the writ petition filed by the appellant/petitioner in respect of his claim relating to non payment of salary for the period from 2006 to 2010 has been dismissed. Learned Single Judge has noticed that an order was already passed on 24.02.2006, which had not been interfered with by the authorities and, therefore, he was not entitled to any relief. 2. It is contended on behalf of the appellant that facts have not been examined in correct perspective by learned Single Judge. 3. The record reveals that the appellant was posted in the primary institution at Atarra, Banda. He was placed under suspension on 12.07.2004 on account of his implication in a criminal case. The appellant was acquitted in the criminal case whereafter an order was passed by the District Basic Education Officer on 07.11.2005 to reinstate him. He was, however, posted in a different institution other than the institution where he was posted at the time of suspension. The matter was ultimately taken to the Secretary of Board who passed an order dated 24.02.2006, restoring the appellant to the place where he was posted at the time when he was placed under suspension. The order dated 24.02.2006 is the bone of contention between the parties, which is reproduced hereinafter:- "उक्त ससे स्पष्ट हहै ककि शश्री ससंततोष किक ममार शकक्ल पमा०कवि० अतरमार्रा (पमाचश्रीन), नरहैनश्री, बमासंदमा मम प०अ० पद पर किमारर्रारत रहतसे हहए कनलममबत हहए थसे और इन्हम बहमाल ककिरसे जमानसे किसे फलस्विरूप इनकिसे किमारर्रारत कविदमालर पमा०कवि० अतरमार्रा (पमाचश्रीन) नरहैनश्री मम पदस्थमाकपत न किर, उक्त कविदमालर किकी सहमारकि अध्रमाकपकिमा शश्रीमतश्री शकिक न्तलमा पररहमार जजनकिकी पदतोन्नकत आप दमारमा कदनमासंकि 11.3.2005 कितो पमा०कवि० बसंजमारमा पकरविमा मम किकी गरश्री थश्री, कितो पकननः उसश्री कविदमालर मम 8 ममाह किसे अन्दर कदनमासंकि 7.11.2005 कितो मध्र सत्र मम कबनमा सकचवि बसेजसकि कशकमा पररषद किसे अनकमतोदन किसे स्थमानमान्तररत किर कदरमा हहै। इसससे स्पष्ट हतोतमा हहै ककि शश्रीमतश्री पररहमार कितो लमाभ पहहसंचमानसे हसेतक शश्री शकक्ल कितो अन्रत्र पदस्थमाकपत किर मध्र सत्र मम कबनमा सकचवि बसेजसकि कशकमा पररषद अनकमतोदन किसे आप दमारमा ककिरमा गरमा उक्त स्थमानमान्तरण शमासन /पररषद दमारमा कनगर्रात कनदरशशों किसे कविपरश्रीत हहै। उक्त मस्थकत मम शश्रीमतश्री शकिक न्तलमा पररहमार प०अ० कितो लमाभ पहहसंचमानसे हसेतक कदनमासंकि 7.4.2005 कितो मध्र सत्र मम सकचवि बसेजसकि कशकमा पररषद किसे अनकमतोदन किसे कबनमा ककिरमा गरमा स्थमानमान्तरण कनरस्त किरकिसे उक्त कविदमालर मम पपूविर्रा मम किमारर्रा किर रहसे शश्री ससंततोष किक ममार शकक्ल प०अ० पमा०कवि० अतरमार्रा (पमाचश्रीन) नरहैनश्री, बमासंदमा कितो पदस्थमाकपत किर पररषद मकख्रमालर कितो अविगत किरमारसे।" 4. The appellant was therefore restored to the place where he was working at the time when he was placed under suspension. This was so as the Secretary of the Board was of the opinion that the reinstatement of the appellant ought to be at the place where he was working at the time of suspension. We, therefore, find substance in the contention of appellant that the order dated 24.02.2006 has been misread by the Secretary in his order passed subsequently on 01.11.2011, as also by the learned Single Judge. The inference drawn by the Secretary of the Board that appellant could not have continued at Atarra, Banda is thus unsustainable. If the appellant had worked between 2006 to 2010 in terms of the order passed by the Secretary, dated 24.02.2006, then he would be entitled to salary for such period. 5. The record further reveals that the Secretary of the Board passed a subsequent order on 16.07.2010, directing the District Basic Education Officer to shift the appellant to some nearby place. It is thereafter that the appellant was shifted to Primary School, Khatehta Naraini, Banda. It is undisputed that this order was passed by the District Basic Education Officer on 09.08.2010 and the appellant joined pursuant to it on 11.08.2010. He received salary thereafter till he superannuated in the year 2017. We, therefore, find substance in the appellant's contention that payment of arrears of salary between 2006 to 2010 has not been correctly accorded consideration by the District Basic Education Officer. Learned Single Judge has also failed to note correct facts, particularly with regard to the purport of the order of Secretary dated 24.02.2006. 6. Consequently, this appeal succeeds and is allowed. The impugned judgment of learned Single Judge dated 17.03.2025 is set aside. We also set aside the order passed by Secretary of the Board dated 01.11.2011, whereby appellant's claim was rejected. A direction is issued to the District Basic Education Officer, Banda to reconsider the issue in light of the above observations made, by passing appropriate reasoned order, within a period of two months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 30.4.2025 Ashok Kr. Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad