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Laxmi Occ. Sri na 50 yrs., euatification. B.Ed (M.R) Special, occ. . Unemptoyed, nro s6-ra-e, R;r;i;i:ffi;p;iu, Md;d#m;;(ili: Mancherial(D), Telangana

27.Sunitha.T. D/o Bhumaiah, 4ge, _3_7 Age. 36 Yrs., R/o Ft No 401, Rotary Nagar,

28. K.Gangadhar, S/o Krishnaiah, Age. 33 Yrs., eualification. B.Ed(HiandMr) - Nellikudu(V and M), Mahububabad(D)i Special, Occ.- _Unemployed, Rl/o Telangana 5063Qp

29. Nampally AnithaiD/o.Nampally Rammurthy, Age. 37 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (M,R).Special, Obc.-Unemployed, R/o 319, Rbad No 9,60 Ft Road, Near Subjail, Danavai{iiirem, Kha'mmam(Rural and D), Telangdna 507003

30. Aleti Ravali, D/o Chithrareddy, Age. 33 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (H.l) Special, Occ. Unemployed, Rl/o 9-1 14, Sneha Nagar, Main Road; Ki.rdakuda, Suryapet(M), Suryapeta(D), Telangana 5082 1 t

31. K.Kurumurthy, dh 'K.Otr"r-anna, Age. 31 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (H.l) Special, Oc!, .Urrynployed; Rl/o Peddamandadi (V and M), WanaparthyiD), Telangana 509 1 @:Pp1e1""

32. Kondaboina Qualification. B. Raghunathapally( hekar, S/o Kondaboina Srinivas, Age. 28 Yrs., 8-26, Gabbeta(V), .l) Special, Occ. Unemp loyed, R/o 5O6244 De , Jangaon(D), Telangana

33. Nerusula Veeralyd*r, .S,/o'.Kotaiah, Age. 34 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (v.t) Ri,/o Cheruman (v), Mudigonda (M), Khammam Special, Occ. U r$mployedri (D),Telangana.50.fil58 ii

34.Chippa P-adma, Dlo,Satyanarayana, Age. 34 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (M.R) Special, Occ. Unem$oyed, Ryo 3-99i 1, Shatpally, Sangareddy(V), Lingampet (M), Kamareddy(B), :T,elangana 503 1 08

35. lntika Divya, D/o Occ. Unempl Kothagudem (D 29 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (v t) ),8 lapalli(V), Dammapeta (M Special, hadradri

36. G.Aravind, S/o G.Narayana, Age. 32 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. Unemployed, R/o 3-9, B C Colony ,Venakatapuram (V), Kaloor Thimmandoddi (M), Jogulamba Gadwal (D), Telangana 509125 Deleted 37.Podisefti Saidulu, S/o Venkateswarlu, Age. 3't Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. Unemployed, R/o Kalmalchervu (V), Garidepalli (M), Suryapeta (D), Telangana 508201 Deleted

38. Manga Parushararnul.u, S/o Parvathalu, Age. 33 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. :Ulemployed, Fl/o 1-37, Karvanga (V), Telkapally (M), Nagarkurnool (DI Telangana 509385 Deleted

39. Pagid (Spec Nelak Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed Cheruvumadharam (V), 507169 Deleted Malleshwlil' D/o ,Mallesh, Age. 33 Yrs., Qualification. 40. Dagam Occ. Un Komaramb heem Gambbiraopet (V), ana 504297 Deleted ..'R/or.. 1 -36, , Telang D.Ed (Special), Thiryani (M),

41.Gurram Srinivas, "S7o Gurram Vijay Kumar, Ag (Special), Occ. Unemployed, Rl/o 7 Khammam(Rural and D), Telangana 507003 e. 24 Yts., Qualification. D.Ed -13, M.Venkatayapalem(V),

42. G.Bhagyam ma, !D(o Venkataiah, Age -86, .,j .Rlo 1 Unempl 33 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), Balsurkonda(V), Gandeed (M), Occ. Maha Ildlangana 509371

43. R.Srinivas Kur*hr" Slo Narsimulu, Age. 30 Yrs., (Special), Occ. Unemployed, R/o 1-65/1, Gadapa Narayanpet (D), Telangana 509407 Deleted Qualification. D.Ed (V), Damargidda(M),

44. Gaddam Rama (Special D.Ed Abdul I na, S/o Gadda v( ), Yrs., Qualification. Sanghi Naga(V),

45. Guguloth Babu, (Special), Occ. U Khammam(D). Te S/o la ngana 507122 Guguloth Veeru. ployed, R/o 6/51, Delete

46. Guguloth (Special), Khammam (D Occ*. Dlo Veeru, 6/51, .,'R/o 5:W.122 28 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed ka lathanda (V), Singareni (M), d LSg. 26 Yrs., Quatification. D.Ed Mekalathanda(V), Singareni (M), 47 B Sravani, D/o Kashinath_Goud, Age. 25 yrs., eualifi j,J-n;#.i;;'?f,,1i""r,';H'l33r"iBi; Oc8, (Special), Mahaboob naghr.[D], ?""ErS'Si;iJ:"'iE'b'"gpurlv 48.Akula Shan kaift,: S/o Akula'Ba&aswa n!y-,_A99, 25 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed .lrt"Tllf'r"rry (v), Addakar (M), R/o 509 49.Avula Narmada, D/o Ramulu, Age. 3Z yrs., eualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. u nem proyed, N o 1 7 - 1 1 o, Mu nir ur-stic;ei, R6isi'(V;a M il W,iv, #& i6j; Telangana 509339 Boya Ma Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), Addakal (V and M), Mahaboo h, Age.25 R/o 2-97, "Sirennaia

50. hesl4t S/o oqc. b naghr .(8,, 51. Cheerneni Ttffislra, DIh Narsaiah R/o -AgS. _12 Yrs., euatification. D.Ed 6-86, Dharmapuri ltvt), .tagitiar-(D), na 509382 Deleted (Special), Telangana Occ, 5058As "H:[.,,,r*ff,#,*'mrT#;',:y#i,"tigr,.?lif if.""iili; 53. S. Naveena, D/o Devendar.,.Age. 39_ yrs., eualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. Rto 4-1o2, i{a,E;pJ(Gilv-i",ii"ti't,'"i.rir.rar (D), rerdngana Hio"lio;"r"0,

55. 'o('J0""?il11,'":#_3;t,?Jt,[fl fl e:5il[#","i3^'il'euariricationDEd wil;#i ioi r",irlliriEni s06122 (pei*.n",; r.roisilLecl",lli:lio"%"j(lXL dismissed as withdra rn as-per couh cj"Gii"t"iiz+-"-ib-zbi+'riai'in]ir"l,7 of 2024 in W p. No. 8850 bf 202,t- Kumar, S/o Lacha Ri/o !rL1 {Se. 22 Yrs., euatification. D.Ed 6-92, Dharmapuri'(V and ML jigiryrt 56. Jadav Vinayak'Rao. S/o..Jadav Datturam, Age. 31 yrs., eualification. D.Ed nvo'- s Jieriv'iV), " b.'J;a l r'r i, rui'"i;r i 5l, iah, Qualification. D.Ed Ri/o 3-138, Khama na (v), Wankidi (M), , Telangana 504295 Deleted 58. U.Ganga Rani. D/o Aniais|, ASg, 39 yrs., eualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. c;;;il;Pi,"*r'Ii,a,in""tliJ --Firvirili, 5T.Denaveni Sathish, ;Slo, cial), Oc Ci. arambheem ttJ,;.1|I" f,fi .ynemerPveo, Age. 23 Yrs. (Spe Kum M::T,flib3:i"6yr""*iffi a,-

59. Y.Nageshwar,i. Slo ,mi '"i,;l,:fl l'l...,ff ikffilffilr,.,,li*:iJgllr:,,:,,"r,:"tLth,'rFf "rttlii!i,qTJlftg'li"',119s'bl?'13,1;*??,0',l"l"i;,$'f, li't1li?&Ei "ff#i8f"""iifr;pf;",,i,?ii#t,[!:'fi fl ?_i:",8."It?a,olfl :flffi i:,H;

62. District Educational Officer, Vikarabad, Vikarabad Districr. ,1,5,8, ,59€nd Nos. 3 5{, 52, 55, 57 10,21,22,23,2s, 26,32,36,37 ,39,43, 45, 61 are dismissed as withdrawn as per Court Order dated 04.'10.20ilNide l.A.No.6 of 2024 in WP. No. 8850 ot 2024) .,!. .....PETITIONERS AND 1 . The State of Telan Hyderabad. 2. The State of Tela School Education, gana, Rep. Through Chief Secretary, Secretariat, i!.r fl'yqugh Principal Secretary, Department of Hyderabad.

3. The Director, Department of School Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. The Commissioner,. Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Secretariat, Hyderabadz. S. JJrg-OLe9tqr, State Corfitil for.Teacher Education Research and Training (SCERT), Opp. L.Bt NagEr Stadium, E-Gate, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. " 6. National Council for Te#her Education (NCTE), Rep. Through its Member 9g^cr^e!ery, Hans Bhavan,,Wing ll, 1, Batiadur ShahZafar M#g, New Dethi - 110 002.

7. R^ehabilitation .Council c{^{ndia (RCl), Rep. Through its Member Secretary, B- 22, Qutub lnstitutional Area, New Delhi - 110 016. 8. District Educational Officer, Adilabad, Aditabad District. 9. District Educational Officer, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Bhadradri Kothagudem District.

10. District Educational Officer, Hanumakonda, Hanumakonda District.

11. District Educational Offiper, Hyderabad, Hyderabad District.

12. District Educational Offiggr, Jagtial, Jagtial District.

13. District Educational Officer, Jangoa, Jangoan District.

14. District Educational Officer, Jayashankar Bhoopalpally, Jayashankar Bhoopalpally District. i ,

15. District Educational Omler. ,lOgirtamba Gadwal, Jogulamba Gadwal District. ;..,

16. District Educational Offtbr, faniareddy, Kamareddy District. 1 7. District Educational Officer, Kariinnagar, Karimnagar District.

18. Diskict Educational Officer, Khammam, Khammam District. '19. District Educational OHcer, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad District. i ,t,

20. District Educational Offiter, MahdOubabad, Mahabubabad District.

21. District Educational Officer, MahJbubnagar, Mahabubnagar District.

22. District Educational Offi cer,,Mancherial, Mancherial District.

23. District Educational Officer, Medak, Medak District.

24. District Educational Officer, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Medchal-Malkajgiri District.

25. District Educational Officer, Mulug, Mulug District. 26. District Educationat pfficer, Nagarkurnool, Nagarkurnool District. 27. District Educational pfficer, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 28. District Educational {)fficer, Narayanpet, Narayanpet District. 29. District Educationat Officer, Nirmal, Nirmal District. 30. District Educational Officer, Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. 31 . District Educational Dfficer, peddapalli, peddapalli District. 32. Diskict Educationar officer, Rajanna sirci[a, Rajanna sircifla Diskict. 33. District Educationat Officer, Rangareddy, Rangareddy District. 34. District Educationat Officer, Sangareddy, Sangareddy District 35. District Educationatbificer, Siddipet, Siddipet District. 'Oiticer, 36. District Educational Suryapet, Suryapet District.

37. District Educational Ofuicer, Vikarabad, Vikarabad District. 38. District Educational Offiler, Wanaparthy, Wanaparthy District. 39. District Educational $!rf6Br, Warangal, Warangal District. 40. District Educationar Stfiier, yadadri Bhuvanagiri, yadadri Bhuvanagiri District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Articre 226 0f the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or Direction particurarry one in the nature of writ of Mandamus decraring the . irhpugned notification, G.o.Ms.No.4 dt. 2}to2r2o24, issued by the Respondent No.2, School Education (Ser.lll) Department as contrary to law. ilegar, arbitrary, viorative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the constitution of rndia and viorative of the norms prescribed by the statutory body, RCI (Rehabiritation councit of rndia) and which norms have been accepted by the Ministry of Education, Deparlment of School Education and Literacy and communicated to a, state Governments and union Territories and consequenry set aside the notification, further directing the Respondents to issue appropriate recruilment notification forlr€cruiting special Education Teachers to the teachers posts in the categories 'of i. secondary Grade Teacher and schoor Assistant considering the norms framed by RCr, directions from the Ministry of Education, judgment of the Honourable. Supreme Court dt. 2gt1Ot2OZ1 in W.p.No.132120.16 and consequenty a'ow thg writ petition as prayed for with a, consequentiar benefits and relief. , :... l.A.NO:4 OF 2024 Between: i.,.' .l:1 ::i Hyderabad. ..1,.

1. The State of Telangana, Rep. Through Chief Secretary, Secretariat,

2. The State of Telangana, Rep. Through Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

3. The Director,;Eepartment of School Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. The Commis$oher, Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Developmenfi Secretariat, Hyderabad.

5. The Director, State Councilfor Teacher Education Research and Training (SCERT), Opp. L.B. Nagar Stadium, E-Gate, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. .,

6. National Cou#l for Teacher Education Member Secretary;'Hans Bhavan, Wing Marg, NewDelHi- 110 002. ,i (NCTE), Rep. Through its ll, 1, Bahadur Shah Zatar

7. Rehabilitation Council of lndia (RCl), Rep. Through its Member Secretary, B-22, Qutub lnstitutionalArea, New Delhi - 110 016.

8. District Educational Officer, Adilabad, Adilabad District. 9. District Educational Officer, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Bhadradri Kothagudem District.

10. District Educational Officer, Hanumakonda, Hanumakonda District.

11. District Educational Officer, Hyderabad, Hyderabad District.

12. District Educational Officer, Jagtial, Jagtial District.

13. District Educa&onal Officer, Jangoa, Jangoan District. 1 4. District Educational Officer, Jayashankar Bhoopalpally, Jayashankar Bhoopalpally District.

15. District Educational Officer, Jogulamba Gadwal, Jogulamba Gadwal District. L"

16. District Edcica$pnal Officer, Kamareddy, Kamareddy District.

17. District Educ{onal Officer, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. + '18. District eOucational Officer, Khammam, Khammam District.

19. District Educational Officer, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Komaram Bheem Asif4bad District.

20. District Eoutlbtionat Officer, Mahabubabad, Mahabubabad District.

21. District Educational Officer, Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District.

22. District Educational Officer, Mancherial, Mancherial District.

23. District Educational Officer, Medak, Medak District.

24. District Educational Officer, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Medchal-Malkajgiri District.

25. District Educational Officer, Mulug, Mulug District.

26. District Educational Officer, Nagarkurnool, Nagarkurnool District. 27. District Educational Officer, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 28. Dtskict €ducational Officer, Narayanpet, Narayanpet District. 29. Dlst ict Educahonal Officer, Nirmal, Nirmal District. 30. District Educational Officer, Nizamabad, Nizamabad Diskict. 31 . District Educational Officer, peddapalli, peddapalli District. 32. D'strrct Ed'ucationat officer, Rajanna sircifla, Rajanna sircifla District. 33. DHtdcIEdlila{i6nat Officer, Rangareddy, Rangareddy District. 34. District Educational Officer, Sangareddy, Sangareddy District. 35. District Educationat Officer, Siddipet, Siddipet Dishict. 36. Di$triot Er{ucatignat Officer, Suryapet, Suryapet District. 32. Dflstt'crEturafirSnal dffi cer, Vi karabad, Vikara bad D istrict. 38. Drsthct Educational Officer, Wanaparthy, Wanaparthy District. 39. 40. Dislirrit Educational Offi cer, Wara ngal, Warangal District. Aisbict cation al Officer, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, yadadri !.: AND .....PETITiONERS 1. C. Sreenivasulu. S/o Aoe..35 yrs., eualification. B.Ed (l.D) and D.Ed, Special, Occ. Uneftployed, (V), Uppununthala(M), Nagarkurnoot(D), Telangana uonrrSt'n'0"", 'lill't$1,ff lsl,Jb:1",,?i{ffi,:i:tffi,i:Ii;,9,,:'3ix,L"ih^?df - 'R/"- i{il,' ru; Markook (M), Siddiper(D)

3. Chandula Veeresh, S/o Bhumanna, Age.30 yrs., eualification. B.Ed (V:(i ard D.Ed soeciar 9* u"lfrptSi"E *y;'dn"tJ fV},ijp""ji Kubeer (M), ilirmai (D;, ietangana so,iro3. cjeieieo -" a poJiq,irgtlipruthi, D/o Botishetri Sathaiah, Age. 28 yrs., euatification. -B.,Ed,(j.[S,and D.Ed Speciat, oi-.Tnbrirov6j'm" rs:si7i,'oij Mbncfrbrid.(I4. Mancheriat 1u bno D), i;hr5;;;5Mi08. Deteted "ft 5. Pddu $zdristi, plo eot, Lingiah, Age. 30 yrs., euatificz

6. D. IMan_eshwari, D/o D.Narasaiah, [il#"';t?,a;.[f,,#;#,#kru:i*"'f, ]1"''b"J],,',?[itgi) . Ag_e, 36 yrs., eualification. B.Ed (l\l.R specbt, occ. Unemptoye'0, "nyo-2_io:ibzZ- jvoliii ruag"i Kardrnnagar;,Telangana 50500t 7. 9ll|altl Ariketa, D/o A.Janardhan Reddy, Age. 36 yrs., eualification. _BE4&rl'R) $pediat, occ. Unemptoyeo, rilo oi.tio.s_a)iros, noao lto z. patersuda, nn.5npliilh), siiii:r,""jo'i,tol, retansana ldi, lno,o"r, 8 R. Nagalaxmi, D/o R.Veeraiah, age. 31 yrs., eualification. 3[&ffi!,3f ,*Hffil]ll"Jr"r1..ts: JJ o' e,"iir;J ij[i rv l : B.Ed (H.t) and M), S lrqktg Ranga Rao, S/o Mokka Venkateswarlu, Age. 32 yrs., euatification. B Ed (H.U Special, Occ. Unemptoyed, Rto 14sl4$723lB, Ambedkar Colony, Kodada Town, Kodada (VandM), Suryapet (D), Tetangana 508206 10 Kanise$y.Sandrya Rani, D/o Kuchelarao, Age. 34 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed . Occ. Unemployed, Rl/o 54-2Ol3lA, Pakabanda Bazar, (V.l)i'€peciat, Kharrrimarn Uftan, Khammam(D), Telangana 507001 Deleted 1 1 Bollikonda Pushpalatha, D/o Yesu, Age. 31 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (M.R) Special, Occ. Unemployed, Ryo 10-6-63/85, Bhuranpuram, Khammam Urban, Khammam(D), Telangana 507001 12 Des M. ka, D/o Rama Rao ployed, Fl/o Nizamabad( Occ. Unem Naga(V), 32 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed , Age. Ft No 308, Kjr Apartment, Ekashila MandD), T elangana 503003 13 Rayilla Sudhakar, S/o Rajaiah, Age. 35 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (l.D) Special, Occ. Unemployed, Rl/o 1-25, Choutapalli(V), Tandur(M), Mancherial( D), T elangana 50427 2 14 BonkUij Saidslu, S/o Veerabhadram, Age. 34 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (M.R)'lSperial. . Occ. Unemployed, Fl/o 5-12512, Nayakan Gudem(V), Kusr.O-!an,*ri{fdi, Khammam( D ), Telangana 507 1 57 15 Ankitl^,6.Chsttukindi, D/o Bhojanna, Age.25 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (l.D) Spec;al, Oct. Unemployed, Rl/o 2-85, Godisera, Lokeshwaram, Nirmal(D), Telangana 504104 '16 Rachana" Dlo Datharpally Ram Reddy, Age.32 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (H.l) 6pedal.) Ccc. Unemployed, Rl/o Venkampalli (V), Nagireddy Pet(M), Kamareddy(D), Telangana 5031 1 1 17 Gunta Gowthami, D/o Gunta Gangaiah, Age.3t Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (V.l) Special, Occ. Unemployed, R/o 2-39, Namiligundupally(V), Vemulawada(M), Rajanna Siricilla(D), Telangana 505524 18 Badavath Sreenu, Sio Hatya, Age. 39 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (H.l) Special, Occ. Unemployed, R/o 5-37, Kasturinagaram(V), Ramachandrapu(P), Bayyaram(M), Mahabubabad(D), Telangana 507211. 19 Nal M. iah, Age.41 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed No 77-75, 3rd Zone, Mandamarri, 20 Adepu 'Nagasiromani, D/o Hanumanth Rao, Age. 34 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed {H.l) ,Special, Occ. Unemployed, R/o Mandalapadu(P and V), Penuhally$i!), Khammam( D), Telan gana 5O7 302. 'A(*lshE Kumari, D/o M.Bal Kishan, Age. 3 Rlo 2-2-1 1051N eted. 8 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed 1, Tilak Nagar, Amberpet, ;Qcc. Un 21 22 Nampelli Nagaraju, S/o Mallaiah, Age.35 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (M.R) Special, Occ. Unemployed, R/o 1-83, Ponagandlla (V), Regonda (M), Jayashankal Bhupalpally( D), Telangana 506348 Deleted. 23 KanL6tar,rt, 6:athish, S/o Mogili, Age. 33 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (M.R) Spedal, .Occ. . Unemployed, R/o 151/F, Mallampally(V), Mulugu(M), Mulugr{ D); Tetangana 506349 Deleted. 24 Maneshwari Duwasi, D/o Narashiah, Age. 37 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (M.R) Special, Occ. Unemployed, Rl/o 2-10-2022, Bhagya Nagar Colony, Karimnagar (M and D), Telangana 505001. 25 Pothada Haritha, D/o Venkanna, Age. 27 Yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (M.R) Warrlnogal(D), Tclangana 506 132 Deleted. 26 Yalagandula Naoalakshmi, D/o Laxmi Narayana, Age. 36 yrs.. Quatification. B.Ei (Ht). sp"s,g] o;;"iJr;;pj,";!i, nyo Ft No 401. Ashraya Apartment. na rto 4Eri r.ragiic"til H[t:,iy,r...ri6ir, xnl.,iirl]r, Khammam (D), Tetangana 507002 D"eGdd:.rvr 'i' I \vruU 27 Sunitha.T, D/o Bhumaiah, Age. 37 yrs., eualification_ - urnrvrii'|sPur\r/ : o: i + s, i;;,ffi iffi;i;iVrt T## t[,,*fi i,i,"j ; 28 K.Ganqadhar, S/o Krishnaiaf!.4SS Se yrs., eualification. B.Ed(HiandMr) r iI"iiiiv*j',ii "6i narn;;;.;i;;i6il -*"r U ;d. p r dii[' " Hfi ' oA : Mancherial(D),Telangana. Speciat, occ. U nemotoved, ni" Telangana 5063q8. ' " I ^HHlil',d$lXf ,?'BI'Ifl z'lx,fiiryH:,i,ff ?i"liItio?f ll",il:l Nearo.subjait, Danavaisudem,' x[,i"i.l-riii;jili,j' "oi "ial i,ill? 30 Chithrared dv, Ag R/o e. 33 Yrs. 9-'t 14, Sneha N Qualification. B.E agar, Main d(H Roa . r) d, ), ryapeta(D), Tetangana 508 213. 34 31 K.Kurum Special, (D), Tela qrthy,.$Ll KlDharmanna, Aqe. 31 occ. q&Bmdoyed, R/o pediama ngana 5@103 Deteted. Yrs., Quatification B.Ed (H.t) ndadi (V and M), Wanaparthy 32 Kondaboina Ra;.eshekar S/o l(ondaboina Srinivas, Age. 2g yrs.. i7J' a-io%, 6;""i'r)i; 3:3llii:?tfr:,5,fi*yr?".ffi??b,:f 3t;{UH,sds,% 33 Nerusura Veerai*abii. S/o Kotait, Age. 34 yrs., Qualification. B.Ed (V.l) Speciat, occ. 'Unemotoyed, nlo "Ch6rumli;' i,fi""tffijd";d;" tilij Khammam (O), fetanqana'SOit S8.- Chippa Padma Dlo na, Age. 34 yrs. nara ya Qualification. B.Ed (M.R) Speciat, R/o 3-99/1, Shatp ally, Sangareddy(V), Lingampet (M), angana 50310 8. 35 lntika Divya, D/o Lakshamaiah,. Ag_e. 29 yrs., euarification. B.Ed (v_r) I i(V) D;, ;rp;d i Mi: 36 G-Aravind, S/o G.Naravana Age. 32 yrs., eualificatron. D.Ed (Special), pg.9 Unemptoygq. R/6,sii, L". i[1r'r,?"pr1"r, (V), Katoor tnimmandoddi (M), Jogutamba caawai 1o[ i"li"i"i,, s09125 Deteted. "[."p:Jiii]i,:,fl iJl!:a",yffiA:""{iit,fl ii"nJ,,I,.iv,"t,"',l,1i?li?#f 38 Manga Parusharamulu. S/o parvathalu, Age. 33 yrs.. eualification. D.Ed ',l<6rJ,.'1gr'iv),-i;ji"iiliivirril] Suryapeta (D), Tetangaha i;OazOr DeieGdviv''!v'. 'u \ i Special, Occ. Unemol( Bhad ra dri Koth aguderir (?y;}"'Tl?, "el.;rt ?Susula.pal Occ. Kam (Speciat), occ. tJnsrn.leyeo,_ vo- il57, Nagarkurnoot (D), Tetahgdna'5O93SS tiet'etei.'"""', ), Tel "tf D 39 Pagidipathi Naresh. S/o_,Nagaiah, '"Fliit,fi*:rffi 40 Dagam Malleshl,iari. D/r . Age- .32 yrs., eualification. D.Ed f'i,3[i1l],,"o,f ?il,,,',fl#**6;y3|;6;a;,f,?;-ii,i:#iii?;"iii pffi ll,inlil,,?fi f h'i,{i,"#i][[#l*ff ,#ffi "[^:**:iiniu"{i:,ifis#tJ.t*H[*ilEl,fr -,J,{i;#ix'3flivi; .,f;.f,+il,l,ffi ,,'3?,,t3la?,=f i#iiffiisJ,fi :rya;)'s,.,.o,Ir3;,fl)f -- 43 R.Srinivas Kumar, S/o Narsimulu, Age. 30 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. Unemployed, R|/o 1-6571 , Gadapa (V), Damargidda(M), Narayanpet (D), Telangana 509407 Deleted 44 Gaddam RamF: Krishna, S/o Gaddam Rajamouli, Age. 37 Yrs., Qualification. DEd (Special), Occ. Unemployed, R/o Spc-42(6-94), Sanghi Naga(V), Abdr-Eapurmet(M), Rangareddy (D), Telangana 50151 1. 45 Guguloth Babu, S/o Guguloth Veeru, Age. 28 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. Unemployed, Fl/o 6/51, Mekalathanda (V), Singareni (M), Khammam(D), Telangana 5Ol 122 Oeleled. 46 Guquloth Sandlya, D/o Guguloth Veeru, Age.26 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Sp-ecial), Occ. ilJnemployeal, R/o 6/51, Mekalathanda(V), Singareni (M), Khammam (D)t.trelangana 5o7 122. 47 B.Sravani, D/ci. Kashinath Goud, Age. 25 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. Unemployed, R/o Gangpur (V), Jharasangam (M), Sangareddy (D), Telangana 502257 . 48 Akula Shankar,;;S/o Akula Balaswamy, Age. 25 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), occ.;'Unemployed, Rl/o 121 Thimaipally (V)' Addakal (M)' Mahaboobnagaf"i{D), Teiangana 509382 Deleted. 49 Avula ttarmaaa,..Olo Ramulu, Age. 37 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. Unemployed, R/o 17-11O, Munnur Street, Kosgi (VandM)' Narayanpet (D), Telangana 509339. 50 Bova Mahesh. S/o Bova Chennaiah, Aqe. 25 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Sriecial), Occ. Unemployed, Rio 2-97, Addakal (V and M), Mdhabobbnaga..( D), Telangana 509382 Deleted 51 Cheerneni Thrisha, D/o Narsaiah, Age. 22 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. Unemployed, Rl/o 6-8-6, Dharmapuri (M)' Jagitial (D)' Telangana 505425 Deleted. 52 K. Ramesh, S/o Bheeraiah, Age. 24 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Speci,al)' Occ. Unemployed, Rl/o 2-3711, Venkat te_{{V-_ fally (V} Mohammadabad(M), Manauoobnaga(D), Telangana 509337 Deleted. 53 S. Naveena. D/o Devendar, Aqe. 39 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special)' Occ. Unemployed, R/o 4-102, Narsapu(G) (V and M), Nirmal (D)' Telangana 504tO4. 54 Sheelam Usha Sri, D/o Kumara Swamy, Age. 22 Yrs., Qualification. D.Ed (Special), Occ. Unemployed, R/o 2-53, Aheenabad (V), Chennaraopet (M), Warangal (D), Telangana 506122 (Petitioners ltnir3l, 38, 40 and 54, are dismissed as withdrawn as per bourt order oilda Lq-rc-zoz4 vide l.A. No. 7 of 2024 inw .P. No. 8850 of 2024). 55 Ayyori Akshay' *umar, S/o Lachanna,- A99- 22 Yrs.',, Qualification D Ed - - idriecial). oc6. Unemplov"ol nyo o-s2, Sharmapuri (V and M), Jagityal (D), Tetdngana 505425 Deleted. f.: 56 Jadav VinayaA Rao, S/o Jadav Dattu-ram, Age.31 Yrs', Qualification D-Ed -- -(V), Basara (M), Nirmal (D)' un'emptovJo, Rro Sureitv -6c8., i5ieiiari. tejtanga;ia soli ol . i'lr"ra.6nJ5r'Asiiabad(D), Telangana 504295 Deleted' 57 Denaveni Satl'bn, S/o Raiaiah, Age. 23 Yrs., Qualification D Ed (Special)' "' 6;*'-u.;;;l;v'ea. n7o- b-t"sa, Khamana (v)' wankidi (M)' 58 U.Ganqa Rani, Dlo Anjaiah, Age. 39 Yrs, Qualiflcation' O'Ed (Qpecj3l)' -" 6";:' iJ';em;iii'vJo, nv"' s:i b i, kestrawaram(V), Muduchentala Pallv( M )' Medchal(D);Teiangana 5001 01 . --a 59 Y.Nageshwar, S/o Thimmanna,-Age. 33 yrs., eualification. D.Ed (Special), -rialnj"5;;1;1; 3sA,:ff$?5iT; ##"%rysrflgfltilvr' *;oi;-1 e)' 60 BanCairtS*bb@lni, Dlo Ba.ndari Kotaiah, Age. 31 yrs., eualification. D.Ed{.specta0. "ftc. j,Ltnempro_y-e9, No s-it , "e uminaoioira 1V ;ffi"[,ij; Sanl$r€ddy(DJ, Telangdna SOde i. 61 Dorda ppendar Rao, S/o Donda Krishnaiah, Age. 34 yrs., eualification. D.Ed (Speciat). Occ. Unemptoyed, R/o ,i_Zl-,- Xioni;erij, Khil;;; Telangana 507305. 62 Distr6t Eakrcailmidi :OftiCer, Vika rabad, Vikara bad District. $;H'#frP,"l"..er,iii{{liffi #{p,iiffl^iiiil jirlt ot 20241 ,: ....RESPONDENTS Petition:#rder"ssltion'rs1 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired..ln support of the petition, the High court may be preased to vacate the inte* rilorder dated 16tort2o24 in r.A.No.1 of 2024 in w.p.No. 8g50 of 2024 and disn:rpthe writ petition. Counsel for th6 P6titioner : SRt G.VtDyA SAGAR, SENTOR COUNSEL FOR SRI S.K.S.KIRAN Counsel for the Respondents : Gp FOR SERVICES _ lll W.P.NO:1 5 517 0F 2024 Between: Chepoor Mneeth Kumar S/o. Chepoor Sagar, Age. 28 yrs H.No 2_9/34. Nandiper. Nandipet Nizamaoao, soiliz olejilis6Y'sp5.i"r Konduru. .Laxmikanth. S/o Konduru ^Gurumurthy, Aged 32 yrs 16_136, Jubli Nasar, Aflmmpet, r',lagarrurnoor, soslis ii.Ei ilfD')"SpL"i"l l\k*g{l}fg"Laxrni; D/o Madug.uta Veeraiah, Aged 35 yrs 1-94, SBH Vadi. Laxmina0aram, {Dummugudem, (t amamm, stjziliillt ( ro) sp jciir' .' "",, Aded 46 yrs 1 s-1 43t 1, Hanuman Nasar, 3litliS,,?3!i63''r?E rt?ji$3[y;, Jagan Edla, S/o Buchanna,_Aged 36 yrs 5-.151, perkape i, Dasturabad, Adilebac,604202 D.Ed (MR)'SpdCiir -- ' Iuf,igxHxri6".Sfti1'trtsed 35 Yrs 3-2el1, r\rasjid Garv, Biknoor, Balamani Bogadamidi, D/o Birknoor, r.r,=l"i"Jolii,'so5!i,Y.'fJ?ili1 333!.,?t i:}:'Ai"[Bi*Billd,'4,[fl x,#::,.ih6'"::,3&.I,iJ.,.,;?/3?*,,f ", 3,H'ifl3'#r.",fl ,;\'ffi l;",ifl 9r,o#ifi"r.,"t6t'rtH, jEEor,Bi,Xt.iA Yrs 3-53/1, Bosada Gali, 2 3

10. Valaboj 506224 {S_ogr.nyg:_Plo Siddeshwar, Aged 26 yrs Ladnoor, Maddur, Warangal, D.Ed (ASD) Special AND .....PETITIONERS

1. The S!a!e.of Telangana, Rep. Through Principal Secretary Department of School Education Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2. The Commissioner Hyderabad. and;Eirector, Department of School Education Secretariat, .3. The Director, State C&ncil for Teacher Education Research and Trainino (SCERT) Opp. L.B. Nd$ar Stadium, E-Gate Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. " 4. National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Rep. Through its Member 99-cre!a^ry Hans Bhavan, Wing ll, 1, Bah,dur Shah Zafar Maig New Delhi - 110 002. ,1

5. R^ehabilitation Couneil cr lndia (RCl), Rep. Through its Member Secretary B- 22, Qutub lnstitutional.Area New Delhi - 1'10 016. .....RESPONDENTS Petition Under Article ?26 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the".affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction particularly one in the nature Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned notification, G.O.Ms.No.4 dt. 2g.02.2024, issued by the Respondent No.1, School Education (Ser.lll) Department in so far as prescribing 20 percent score in the Teacher Eligibility Test under Rule-3 as illegal and arbitrary, prescription of'the pass in Paper-l of Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test (TSTET) / Ahdhra Pradesh Teacher Etigibitity Test (ApTET) / Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) or Paper-ll of Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test (TSTET) as ilbgal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 1 6 of the Constitution of lndia, an{ivi,olative of norms prescribed by the Rehabilitation Council of lndia (RCl), and tonsequently direct the Respondents to conduct the recruitment to the post of Special Education Teachers in the cadre of Secondary Grade Teachers and School Assistants by considering the norms framed by Rehabilitation Council of lndia(Rcl) without insisting on the qualification of pass in Pa-per-l/Paper-ll of Teacherffiligibility Test and prescribing the 20 percent score as method of recruitment to'ihe aforesaid posts issued by the Respondent No.1, School Education (Ser.lll) Department in so far as prescribing 20 percent score in the Teacher Eligibility Test u?d..gr Rule-3 as illegal and arbitrary, prescription of the pass in Paper-l of Telangala State Teacher Eligibility Test (TSTET) / Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility t'dat (epfef) / Central Teacher Etigibitity Test (CTET) i r i.r or Paper-ll of Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test (TSTET) as illegal, arbitrary and vio-lative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of lndia and violative of norms prescribed by ttp,,fehabilitation Council of lndia (RCl), and consequently direct the RespondentsSa conduct the recruitment to the post of Special Education Teachers in the cadre of Secondary Grade Teachers and School Assistants by considering the norms framed by Rehabilitation Council of india (RCl) without insisting on the qualificEiion of pass in Pa-per-l/Paper-ll of Teacher Eligibility Test and prescribing the score as method of recruitment to the aforesaid as prayed for with all consequential benefits and posts, and allow the wri ''petition relief |.A.NO:1 OF 2024 l'ri Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit the Petitioners t6 participate in the selection process pursuant to the Notification dated 29.02"2024 issued by the 2nd Respondent without insisting on the qualification of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) Paper-l or Paper-ll as the case may be. NO:2 OF Between: 'l.The State of Telangana, Rep. Through Principal Secretary Department of School Education Secretariat, Hyderabad. I

2. The Commissioner and.Director, Department of School Education Secretariat, Hyderabad. :: 3 The Director. State Ccflncil for Teacher Education Research and Training (SCERT) Opp. L.B. Nagar Stadium, E-Gate Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. -

4.National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Rep. Through its Member Secretary Hans Bhavar4r Wing ll, '1, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg New Delhi - 110 002.

5.Rehabilitation Council of lndia (RCl), Rep. Through its Member Secretary B-22, Qutub lnstitutional Area New Delhi - 110 016. AND

1. Chepoor Vineeth Kumar, S/o Chepoor Sagar, Age. 2g yrs H.No 2-9l3A, Nandipet, Nandipet Nizamabad, 503212 D.Ed- (ASD) Special .....PETITIONERS

2. Konduru Laxmikanth, S/o Konduru Gurumurthy, Aged 32 Yrs 16-136, Jubli Nagar, Achampet, Nagarkurnool, 509375 D.Ed (ASD) Special

3. Madugula Nagalaxmi, D/o Madugula Veeraiah, Aged 35 Yrs 1-94, SBH Vadi, LaxminzlFEm,:&ummugudem, Khamamm, 5O7 137 B.Ed (lD) Special

4. Sunitha ffier{iani,iD/o Balamallu, Aded 46 Yrs 15-143/1, Hanuman Nagar, Siddipetl'502'103 B. Ed (Hl ) Special

5. Jagan Edla, S/o Buchanna, Aged 36 Yrs 5-151, Perkapelli, Dasturabad, Adilebad, 504202O.Ed (MR) Special

6. Yama lttrgalarrai.,O/o Ramulu, Aged 35 Yrs 3-2911, Masjid Gally, Biknoor, Nizamabird,.503B21 B.Ed (Hl) Special

7. Balamarifl 'Ebg]Uamidi, D/o Narayani, Aged 36 Yrs 3-53/1, Bogada Galli, Birknoor, Nizamabad, 503321 B.Ed (Hl) Special

8. Shwetha Kasanpally, D/o Ram Reddy, Aged 36 Yrs 7-231912614, Plol No.26/P, Subhasb Nagar, Quthbullapur, RR Dist, 500055 B.Ed (Hl) Special 9. Gundalar;i 6e,ii .lfirmar, S/o Gundala Snniyasulu, Aged 28 Yrs 1-29, Chinnan-U4l?.ur"T. ekapally, Nagarkurnool, 509385 D.Ed (lD), B.Ed (lD) Special "'

10. Valaboju.Sou-.{4ra, D/o Siddeshwar, Aged 26 Yrs Ladnoor, Maddur, Warangal, 506224 D-F+ {ASD) Special .:,.. ...RESPONDENTS Petition lilnder SeEtion 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to vacate the interim order daled 1810612024 in lA.No.1 of 2O24 in W.P.No. 15517 ol 2024 and dismiss the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI S.K.S.KIRAN Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION W.P.NO:1 Between: : i.l

1. Uma, Di-t,':Sr.eB'Ra.;n Reddy, Aged about 48 Years, Occ. Unemployees, R/o. H No. 45Y1111A, KDR Nagar Wanaparthy, Wanaparthy District

2. Naresh Chikkula, S/o. Rajaiah, Aged about 35 Years, Occ. Unemployes Rl/o. H No. 2-32, Village Kailapur Mandal Chityal Jayashankar Bhupalpally District. 3. Kodela Sa[anbrayana, S/o. Kodela Rajaiah, Aged about 47 Years, Occ. Unemplcyee iBi/o. . H.No.6-3, Laxmipoor, Damarakunta Mandal Kataram, Jayashaitkar.Bhupalpally District.

4. P. Swaphta, D/o.'P. Vijay, Aged about 33 Years Occ. Unemployee, Rl/o. H No. 1-'100 Shivaji Nagar, Amarachinta Wanaparthy District T.S.

5. Avula Rl/o. H .....PETITIONERS

1. The State of T€longetE, Rep. Through Principal Secretary Department of School Educati(fJ,Seccptariat, Hyderabad. ii' i'

2. The Commissio&r?aid.Director, Department of School Education Secretariat, Hyderabad.

3. The Director, State Council for Teacher Education Research and Training (SCERT) Opp L;F Nagar Stadium, E-Gate Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 4. National Councit ior igicher Education (NCTE), Rep. Through its fvtember Secretary Hans Bhavan, Wing ll, 1, Bahadur Shah Za'tar Marg New Delhi - 110 002 ;

5. Rehabilitation Council of lndia (RCl), Rep. Through its Member Secretary B- 22, Qutub lnstitutional Area New Delhi - 1 10 01 6. .....RESPONDENTS Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, brder or Direction particularly one in the nature Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned notification, G.O.Ms.No.4 dt. 28.02.2024, issued by the Respondent irlo.1, School Education (Ser.lll) Department in so far as prescribing 20 percent score in the Teacher Eligibility Test under Rule-3 as illegal and arbitrary, prescription of the pass in Paper-l of Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test (TSTET) / Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) / Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) or Paper-ll of Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test (TSTET) as illegal, arbitrary and viola{ive of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of lndia and violative of norms prescribed by the Rehabilitation Council of lndia (RCl), and tonsequently direct the Respondents to conduct the recruitment to the post of Special Education Teachers in the cadre of Secondary Grade Teachers and School Assistants by considering the norms framed by Rehabilitation Council of ln{ia (RCl) without insisting on the qualification of pass in Paper-l/Paper-ll of Teacher Eligibility Test and prescribing the 20 percent score as method of recruitment to the aforesaid posts, and allow the writ petition as prayed for with all consequential benefits and relief. 2024 Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit the Petitioners to participate in the selection process pursuant to the Notification dated 29.02.2024 issued by the 2nd Respondent without insisting on the qualification of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) Paper-t or paper-ll as the case may be. "-J-1i) .l :lr 24 Between 1 . The State School Ed ofT na, Rep. Through Principal Secretary Department of riat, Hyderabad.

2. The Commissiol'-,or. and Director, Department of School Education Secretariat, Hyderabad.

3. The Director, State Council for Teacher Education Research and Training (SCERT) Opp. L.8. Nagar Stadium, E-Gate Basheerbagh, Hyderabad.

4. National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Rep. Through its Member Secretary Hans Bhavan, Wing ll, 1, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg New Delhi - 110 002.

5. Rehabilitation Courrcil of lndia (RCl), Rep. Through its Member Secretary B- 22, Qutub lnstitutional Area New Delhi - 1 10 01 6. .....PETITIONERS AND

1. Uma, D/o. Sree Ram Reddy, Aged about 48 Years, Occ. Unemployees, Ryo. H No. 45-7111/A, KDR Nagar Wanaparthy, Wanaparthy District.

2. Naresh Chikkula,,,S/o. Rajaiah, Aged about 35 Years, Occ. Unemployes R/o. H No. 2-32, Villaft.Kailapur Mandal Chityal Jayashankar Bhupalpally District. 3. Kodela Satyanarafana, S/o. Kodela Rajaiah, Aged about 47 Years, Occ. Unemployee R/o. !H.No.6-3, Laxmipoor, Damarakunta Mandal Kataram, Jayashankar Bhupalpally District.

4. P. Swapna, D/o. P. Vljay, Aged about 33 Years Occ. Unemployee, Fi./o. H No. 1-100 Shivaji Nagar, Amarachinta Wanaparthy District T.S.

5. Avula Geetha, .D/o. 'Na.rsimhulu, Aged about 45 Years, Occ. Unemployee, R/o. H.No.1-154,.,Road No.2, Shrungari Colony Kothapet, Nalgonda District. (Petitioner No.5 is dismissed as withdrawn as per Court Order dated 24- 10-2024 vide l.A. No. 3 of 2024, in W.P. No. 15647 ot 2024) ....RESONDENTS Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to vacate the interim order dated 0.06.2024 in l.A.No.1 of 2024 in W.P.No.15647 of 2024 and dismiss the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI S.K.S.KIRAN Counsel for tht+-fi*spondents : ADDL ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court madqthe fottowing COMMON ORDER ':i: '' i.. THE HONBI,E THE CIIIET'JI'SITICE SRI APARESH KI'MAR SINGH nlfiD THE HON'BLE SRI JT'STICE G.M. MOHIT'DDIN OF AND 1 7 COMMON ORDER: Since the issues that arise in the above writ petitions are integrally one and the same, the writ petitions are being disposed of by this Common Order. 2- Heard Sri G.Vidya sagar, learned Senior counsel representing Sri s.K.s.Kiran, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri s.Rahul Reddy, learned Special Government pleader attached to the office of the learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the State, Sri N.Avaneesh, learned standing counsel for National council for Teacher Education and sri N.Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India and perused the record.

3. The above writ petitions are filed under Article 226 of tt,e constitution of India, challenging the recruitment process for special Education Teachers as notified by the Government of Telangana uide G.o.Ms.No.4, school Education (Ser.III) Department of the Government of Telangana, dated 2g.o2.2024, 2 and the consequent Notification No.24/RC-1/TRT/DSC 12024, dated 2g.o2.2o24, with the following identical prayet vIZ., ...this Hon'ble Court mag be pleased to issue a utrit, order or direction more particulartg one in the nature of Writ of Mandanlus or ang other appropiate writ to d.eclare the G.O' Ms' No' 4, School Education (Ser.tII) Department, dated 28-2-2024 in so far as prescribing 2oo/o score for tlrc Teacher Eligibititg Test under Rule-3 a.s iuegal and" ctrbitrary; prescription of the pass rn Paper-l of Telangana state Etigibitity Test (TSTET)/ Andlva Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTIIT)/ Centrat Teacher Eligibititg Test (CTET) or Paper II of Telangana state Etigibilitg Test (TSTED as illegal, arbitrary and uiolatiue of Article 14 & 16 of Constitution of India and uiolatiue of nornls prescribed by the Rehq.bilitation council of India (RCI); and Consequently, direct the Respondents to conduct the recruitment to the post of speciat Educatiort Teachers in the cadre of secondary Grade Teachers and, school Assisfanfs bg considering the norms framed bg Rehabilitation cout'-cil of India (RCI) uithout insisting on the qualifi<:ation of pass in Paper-l/ Paper-II of Teacher Eligibilitg Test and. prescibing the 2oo/o score as method of recruitment to the post; and. pass such other ord.er or orders as this Hon'ble court mag deem fit and proper in the iterest of justice. Brief facts of the case:

4. The present dispute arises from the State's decision to initiate recruitment of Special Education Teachers to facilitate inclusive education in Government and Local Body Schools' Pursuant thereto, the Finance Department, uide G.O.Ms.No.97 dated 26.08.2023, accorded sanction for 796 posts of Special Education Teachers at the Primary Level (Secondary Grade Teacher - SGT) and,727 posts at the Upper Primary/Secondary Level (School Assistant - SA). Subsequently, the sanctioned strength was modified uide G.O.Ms.No.26 dated 26.02.2024, whereby the posts were authorized as 796 for SGT (Special a 1 .) Education) and 22O for SA (Special Education), aggregating to 1,O16 vacancies.

5. Further, in order to govern this recruitment, the State promulgated "The Telangana Direct Recruitment for the posts of Special Education Teacher at Primary level in the category of Secondary Grade Teacher and Special Education Teacher posts at Upper Primary/Secondary Level in the category of School Assistant in Government & Local Bcdy Management Schools in the State (Scheme of Selection) Rules, 2024" uide the impugned G.O.Ms.No.4, dated 28.O2.2024 (for short "the impugned Rules"). Based on these rules, the Commissioner of School Education issued the recruitment Notilication No.2a/RC-1/ TRT/ DSC I 2024, dated 29 .O2.2O24.

6. The petitioners, who possess qualilications in Special Education (D.Ed./B.Ed. in Special Education) from institutions recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (for short 'RCI) have challenged the impugned Rules and Notilication on several grounds, wherein their primary grievances are: l. In respect of Rule 3 and a(iif(af & {bl of the Rules 2ol242 These rules mandate passing the general Teacher Eligibility Test (for short I|ETJ and assignment a 2Ooh weightage to the TET score in the frnal selection process. The petitioners contend that the condition is arbitrary as the general TET is not tailored to assess the corlpetencies of a Special Education Teacher. \ 4 ii. Violation of RCI Norms: The petitioners argue that. the said recruitment process violates the norms prescribed by the RCI' which were accepted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and which the Hon'ble Supreme court of India, in its order dated 21.07.2022 in Raineesh Kuttdr Pandeg & ors. as. tlnion of India & ors.r, expressly directed all States to comply with. '

7. This Court, uid"e interim order dated L8.O6.2O24 in the present writ ltetitions, permitted the petitioners to participate provisionally in the selection process with the direction that their results be kept in a sealed cover subject to the final outcome of these writ petitions. The respondents have filed their counter-affidavits seeking dismissal of the writ petition'

8. The iearned Senior Counsel for the petitioners has vehemently contended that: i. The said recruitment process is ultra uires to the Rehabilitation council of india Act, 1992 {for short 'RCI Act, 1992J. It is contended that the RCI is the sole statutory authority for regulating "Rehabilitation Professionals," which includes Special Teachers, and its norms, especialiy after being endorsed by the Apex court in Ro;ineesh Kumar Pandeg (Supra 7), are binding on the State. ii. The said recruitment procedure prescribed by the RCI, as conveyed by the Mini:itry of Education through its ' w.e.lcivit; No.l32 of 2016 ) communication dated LO.O6.2O22, mandates selection through CTET/TET/NTA Score + Demonstration of Classroom teaching + Interview or as per the recruitment process adapted from time to time. It is contended that the state has arbitrarily ignored the latter part of this process (demonstration and interview) and has misinterpreted the frrst part. iii. The term "TET" as stated in the RCI norms ought to be construed as a "Special TET," grven that the context pertains to the recruitment of Special Educators. The impugned practice of subjecting candidates possessing specialized qualifications to a general test intended for general category teachers is violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Further, the neighbouring State of Andhra Pradesh has correctly interpreted the RCI norms by conducting a separate "Special TET-cum- TRT" for Special Educators, which serves as a persuasive precedent. iv. Assigning a weightage of 2Oo/o to the general TET score is irrational and arbitrar5r, and causes.prejudice to meritorious candidates possessing specialized qualifications in Special Education, who may not necessarily perform optimally in a generalist examination. Contentions of the respondents:.

9. The learned Additional Advocate General, appearing for the State/respondents, contended that: i. The impugned Rules are in consona.nce with the norms prescribed by the RCI as well as the directions issued by the \ 6 Honble Supreme Cot:rt. The guidelines issued by the RCI unequivocally stipulate "CTET/TET/NTA Score" as the initial stage in the recruitment process, without affrxing the prefix "Special" to TET. Thus, the petitioners'attempt to import such a qualil'rcation into the guidelines is unwarranted and without basis. The decision to recognize and rely upon the existing statutorily sanctioned TSTET/CTET constitutes a valid and reasonable constmction of the RCI guidelines. Therefore, to direct the State to devise and conduct a separate "Special l'ET" would amount to judicial overreach into matters of policy, which is impermissible.

111. The phrase "...or a.s per the recruitment process udapted from time to time" contained in the RCI guidelines grants the State requisite flexibility to modify the recruitment process. In this regard, the State of Telangana, pursuant to a deliberate policy decision embodied in G.O.Ms.No.47 dated L1.O4.2O22, has dispensed with the interview component for most direct recruitments to promote transparency and objectivity, which is a valid and tenable adaptation. The posts in question pertain to Special Education Teachers appointed to serve in general schools to facilitate inclusive education rather than exclusively in special schools. Consequently, it is reasonable and justiliable to require such teachers to satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria i.e., TET applicable to all teachers within the general education system, 7 n alongside their speciaJized qualifrcations assessed through the main written examination i.e., TRT. v The recruitment practices adopted by other States do not bind the State of Telangana, as it is entitled to formulate its own recruitment policy in consonance with the national framework. The allocation of 2Oo/o weightage to TET scores as part of the selection process is a consistent and rational policy applied across teacher recruitments in the State and does not suffer from any infirmity. Furthermore, the learned Standing Counsel for Respondent No. 6 (NCTE), in ttre counter-affidavit, has clarified that the NCTE does not exercise regulatory jurisdiction over Special Education, which falls exclusively within the domain of Respondent No. 7 (RCI).

10. We have taken note o[ the respective contentions urged.

11. The core issue for determination in the present case is whether the impugned Rules (G.O.Ms.No.4) and the consequent recruitment notification are arbitraly, iilegal or violative of the RCI norms as endorsed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Rajneesh Kumar Pandeg (supra 1). Consideration Court: The issue of interpretation of RCI norms and the Requirement of TET: \ 8

12. It is the case of the petitioners that the state has violated the RCI norms. The relevant portion of the RCI guidelines, as circulated by the Ministry of Education and noted by the Hon'ble Supreme court, prescribes the "Recruitment process" .as: "Through CTET/TET/ NTA Score + Demonstration of Classroom teaching + Interuiew or as per the recruitment process adapted. from time to time." It is pertinent to note that a plain reacling of the aforesaid clause makes it rrnequivocally clear that a score in CrET/TET/NTA is a mandatory eligibiliry criterion. The petitioners' <:ontention that there should be a "special rET" is an interpretation, that finds no support in the plain language of the text. The language used is generic. The term "TET," being of generic import and possessing a settled meaning in the context of the Right of children to Free and compulsory Education Act, 2oo9 (for short 'RTE Act 2oo9J, and the NCTE guidelines, does not necessitate any addition such as "Special" by this court. Thus, the state Government's action of insisting on a pass in the existing TSTET/crET is, therefore, a direct implementation of the RCI gtridelines. The issue of flexibility in recruitment process: 13. It is to be noted that the RCI guidelines itself provide flexibility to the recruiting agency by adding the phrzrs e, ,,...or as I 9 per the recruitment process adapted fram time to time-"- The said provision permits the States to tailor the recruitment process in accordance with its requirements. [n exercise of this delegated power, the Government of Telangana, uide G.O.Ms.No.47, has dispensed with the requirement of interviews in direct recruitments as part of its policy to enhance transparency, which constitutes a legitimate and lawful adaptation of the process. Therefore, the petitioners cannot compel the inclusion of classroom demonstration and interview stages when the governing framework itself expressiy allows the State the requisite flexibility to modify the procedure. The issue of Discrimination under Article 14 of the Constitution of India:

14. The petitioners' contention that mandating them to appear for a general TET infringes Article L4 of the Constitution is without merit, as for the purpose of establishing a foundational eligibility criterion to teach in State-run general schools, all candidates whether fcrr general or special teaching posts constitute a permissible single class. However, the requisite differentiation on account of their specialized skills is effectuated by: a) the specific educational qualifications mandated, namely D.Ed./B.Ed. in Special Education, and l0 b) the syllabus of the main written examination (TRT), which allocates significant emphasis on assessing proficiency in special education.

15. It is to be noted that the selection process when considered in its entirety does not result in treating unequals as equals; however, it prescribes a common minimum eligibility threshold prior to the assessment of specialized competencies. The issue of weightage for TET Score and the precedent of Andhra Pradesh:

16. It is pertinent to note that the impugned policy of according 2oo/o weightage to TET scores in teacher recruitment is a measure to accord due recognition to the eligibility test, reflecting a well-established academic and administrative practice. This Court is of the view that such weightage, being a facet of educational and recmitment policy, does not appear to be manifestly arbitrary or irrational, particularly as it is uniformly applied to all candidates without discrimination.

17. Further, the conduct of a "Special TET" by the State of Andhra Pradesh constitutes a policy decision peculiar to that state and it does not give rise to any legally enforceable right in favour of the petitioners in the state of Telangana. This court reiterates that each State possesses the autonomy to frame its own procedural mechanisms for recruitment, provided they \ remaln rn consonance with the overarching framework laid down by the RCI. Inasmuch as the impugned Rures have been found to be within the statutory and reguratory framework prescribed by the RCI, the mere existe,ce of a differing practice in a neighbouring State cannot serve as a basis to invalidate the Rules in question.

18. [n the light of the aforesaid discussion, we find no merit in the contentions raised by the petitioners, as the impugned G.o.Ms.No.4, dated 28.02.2024, is not in violation of the norms prescribed by the RCI or the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme court. Further, the requirement of passing the general TET and the weightage assigned thereto is a matter of poricy that is neither arbitrary nor discriminatory. Thus, the State has acted within the flexible framework provided by the RCI guidelines and thereby, the writ petitions fail.

19. Accordingly, the writ petitions are dismissed. The interim orders dated L8.o6.2o24 granted by this court in the present writ petitions stand vacated and I.A.Nos.4 of 2024, 2 of 2024 and 2 of 2024 in the respective writ petitions are disposed of. The respondents are directed to proceed with the recruitment process, ftnalize the selection and declare the results of all candidates including the petitioners whose results were kept in t2 a sealed cover in accordance with the impugned Rules and Notification. There shali be no order as to costs. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. SD/.P. PONNA KRISHNA //TRUE COPYII To i' Hyderabati (OUT) Telangana at Hyderabad. (OUT) 1 . Two CC's R: ADVOCATE GENERAL, High Court for the State of Telangana at 2. Two cc's nr G.P FoR scHool EDUCATTON, High court for the state of 3. Two cc's to G.P FoR SERVICES-ilr, High court for the State of relangana 4. One CC toSRl S.K.S.K|RAN, Advocate [OpUC] 5. Two CD Cooies at Hyderabad. (OUT) SA GJP HIGH COURT DATED:1711112025 COMMON ORDER l.A.NO OF 2024IN / AND .P.N IN/AN .P.N F 00F 7 t.A. o.20F 2024 |N/AN D W.P.NO.15647 OF 24 DISMISS!NG THE WRIT PETITIONS WITHOUT COSTS. @ ?^ 9l 1? fr,, .1. J!i' o t, -' 'iliI:il..r ?t ((\( 1 ric lut . !-\