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General Haryanaassist cd by Shri Sanj eevBansal Advocat e on get t inginsUuct ions 8om Mr AnuragRast ogiOirect or Secondary Educat ion Haryana very fairly st at es t hat t he respondent s wit hdrew t he prospect us111 quest ion t hey will issue fresh Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 411 PNo 17449of2008 connect edpet it ions 6 1J da2 if needbe I t is furt herst at edt hat 111case Governm ent t o hold t het est m ovedbyall t hecandidat esin respectt o t heearlier prospect usissued shall bc consideredvalid neednot applya8esh Pet it ioners if so advised m ay applyagain in t hatevent fee alreadypaidby t hem shall be I n view of t he st at em entm ade t his writ pet it ionhas becom einfruct uousand t hc sam e 1S if so adllisedm ay lay t o t he not iOcat ionnow issuedby t he Governm enteffect ingam endlnent in t he service a 8 prospect ushas becn issued by t he Board of School HaryanaBhiwani in referencet o not iScat ionsdat ed17A2008 and 2472008 issued by t he St at e of Haryana I n t he prospect usit has been m ent ionedt hat passingoft he Eligibilit yTest would be an essent ial condit ionfor recruit m ent of all of t eachers The prospect usalso cont ainst he schem eof t est syllabusfor Eligibilit yTest of different schedule and eligibilit ycrit eria et c The last dat e of receiptof for Eligibilit yTest s fixed as 1993008 The Eligibilit yTest s for differentcat cgor9of t eachcrsviz Heads Teachers Lect urers andMast erslMist resseswere scheduledt o be held on differcnt dat esbet ween 402008 t o 1202008 P60 9 I t is also pert inentt o m ent ion here t hat t he St at e of Haryanahas beenadvert isingvarious post sof t eachersfrom t im e t o t im e Accordingt o t he pet it ionersone such advert isem entwas issued on 203006 innexure P70 Som e of t he pet it ionersand ot her sim ilarlysit uat ed persons were eligiblefor respect ivepost sas per t he prescribedin t he said advert isem ent Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 5 1 m C 0 0 I t 5 I Ct Z C r I t 3 Z ClO c VA Z a 1 1 r 2WPNo 17449of2008 85connect edpet it ions 7 d However t he could not be m adebecauseof lit igat ionwhich had beengoingon in Honblet heHighCourt as also Honble t he Court However wit ht he adventofpassingofEligibilit yTest as an essent ialcondit ion suchpersonsincludingt he havebeenrenderedineligible 10 I t is in t he of abovefact ualposit iont hat t he flledCWP No 17449of2008 However aRer issuanceofnot ice oflnot ion and filingof replyby t he in pursuancet o a sent by t he Educat ion Haryanat heHaryanaSt aff Select ionCom m ission or t he 138009 invit ing has issueda Oeshadvert isem entNo 412009dat ed for fillingup 9647post sofJBT Teachers 1276 post sof Science Mast ers 237 post sof DPE Mast ers 1037 post sof Mat h Mast ers372 post sof SS Mast ers 20 post sof Music Mast ers and 4 post sof Hom eScienceMist resses The lastdat eofsubm ission form s 149009 I n t he said advert isem entpassingof Eligibilit yTest has been m ent ionedas an essent ial t o t he said post s P8 I n order t o lay challenget o t hc said advert isem entt he am endedt he writ pet it ion Theprim arygrievanceof t he is t bat t he act ion of t he it orescribingt he condit ionofpassingofEligibilit yTest is 11 oft lcial in cont ravent ionof t he undert he fram ed byt he Nat ional Council for TeachersEducat ion or brevit yNCTE has been const it ut edand est ablishedunder t he Nat ional Council for Teachers Educat ionAct 1993 or brevit yt he 1993Act l Refem ngt o Sect ion12 of t he 1993 Act it has been t hat NCTE has been est ablishedfor ensunng plannedand coordinat ed of t eachereducat ionand for 1 r 0 C I C5 I 4 Z Ct 2C 06 QO a7 Z Q det erm inat ionand m aint enanceof st andardsfor t eacher educat ion Sect ion12 Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 413 I VPNo 17449of2008 connect edpet it ions 8 I a 4e 81rt her funct ionsoft he NCTE andclot hedit wit h t hepowert o lay in respectof m inim um for a person t o be as a t eacherin schoolsor inst it ut ions NCTE also lays down norm s for any cat egoryof courses t rainingsin t eacher educat ionincludingt he m inim umeligibilit ycrit eriafor adm issiont hereof and t he m et hodof select ionof candidat es durat ionof t he coursc course cont ent s and m ode of curriculum I t has also t he power t o m lllllllUm for a person t o be as a t eachcrunder clause il of Sect ion12 oft he Act Accordingt o t he t heNCTE is like an Apex Body inasm uch as wit houtit s recognit ion111t erm sof Sect ion14 of t he 1993 Act inst it ut ion could even st art any new course t rainingin t eachers educat ion 12 I t has furt herbeen t hat under clause of Sub sect ion 9ofSect ion 32 read wit h Sect ion 120d9oft he 1993Act t heNCTE has fram ed nam elyt he Nat ional Council for Teacher Educat ion of Minim um for Rccruit nlct ltof Teachers in Schools 111t 0 2001 Oforbrevit y he 2001 which cam e 492001 The 2001 recruit m ent of t eachcrs ln all form al schools est ablished run or aided or recogizedby t he Cent ral or St at eGovem m ent sand ot her aut horit iesfor im part ingeducat ion at and upper schooll secondaryand senior secondaryst agesRegulat ion3 providesfor for recruit m ent of t eachers 111 educat ional inst it ut ions as givenin irst and SecondScheduleappendedt o t he Regulat ionsI t has furt ller been st at edt hatt he qualificat ionsprescrlbedin t he First Schedule applyfor recniit m ent of t eachers for t eachingschool subj ect swhereast he prescribedin t he Second e 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 C 1 1 1 e e 4 l I t r e l i 1 1 Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh 1 1 Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document J 4 1 r 0 C CD I Z r 2 Q I 08 OO c 2 Z t l t 414 I TPNo 17449of2008 8i connect edpet it ions 9 Scheduleapplyfor recruit m entof t eachcrsfor PhysicalEducat ion However forrecruit m entof t eachersfor concwTicularact ivit iessuch as work art educat ion et c exist ing by t he concem ed Governm entwould apply For oft eachersfrom onc level t o t henext level of t eachingm inim um as givenin t he Schedulesfor t he concem edlevelwould be 13 Basedupon t he in t he2001 has been assert edt hat for Teachers t he qualificat ion1S Senior andDiplom aor School Cert ificat eOI l lnt erm ediat eor it s Cert iflcat ein Basic TeachersTrainingofa durat ion ofnot lesst han t wo years or Bachelor Educat ion03EI Ed1 For t o t he postofUpperPrilnaryTeacher6MlddleSchoolSect ionlt he prescribedis Senior Cert iflcat e or I nt erm ediat eor it s and Diplom aor Cert ificat ein Teachers Trainingofa durat ion of not I ess t han t wo years or Bachelor Educat ion 6BEI Ed For t o t hepost SchoolTeacher t he is Graduat ewit h BachelorofEducat ion BdI 01 it s Four Years Bc Bd t o Senior coursc Sim ilarlyfor Teacher t hc 1S Mast ers Degreein t he relevant subj ectwit h Bachelorof Educat ion Bdl it s equivalentor Two Years MSc BEd course or an equivalen For recruit m entof t eachersof PhysicaiEducat ion I nst it ut ions for Teacher t he qualilicat ionis Senior School Cert ificat e or I nt erm ediat e or it s equivalentand Cert it lcat e in PhysicalEducat ion CErll ofa durat ionof less t han t wo years or it s equivalentFor appoint m entin School t he qualificat ionis Graduat e wit h Bachelor of PhysicalEducat ion Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh 4 Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 415 I TPNo 17449of2008 85connect edioet it ions 10 n P e BPEd it s and for in Senior m C4 0 C I C5 I 4r Z C r I 08 7 Z t Educat ionas an elcct ive t he is MPEMPEd 62years durat ion 14 The 2001 were am endedvide Nat ional Council for TeacherEducat ion Det erm inat ionof Minim um for Recnm ent ofTeachersin 2003 or brevit yt he 2003 and t he followinglninim um academ ic and have been in t he Schedulet o t hese Level 1e Qualificat ionsfor inst it ut ionsm ent ionedin recruit m ent of t eachers lll educat ional Sect ion20ft he Minim um Academ ic PreeSchoollNurseryFor childrenin t he age group of46 years Professional School Cert i6cat e or Ten equivalentand School 11 it s in Prea t eacher educat ion of a durat ionof not less t han one year 11 followed PrcvSchooll Nursery1 SecondarySchool 6Class by flrst yearsin t wo a form al school Oforchildren in t he age 6 and 6e8 groupof Twelvel Cert ificat e or it s I nt erm ediat e equivalent wit h I east 45I o nlarks and 1110 a Prim ary 11 Nurseryt eacher educat ion of durat ionof not lesst hant wo years 1e Senior School I nt erm ediat e Cert iilcat e or or it s cquivalentand lle Diplom aor Cert it lcat e in basic t eachcrs t rainingor a less t han durat ion of not t wo ycars b Upper Prim ary1a Senior Middle School Sect ion Cert iflcat e or OR Bachelor Educat ion 3EI 3dl I nt ennediat e Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh 416 No 17449of2008 85connect edllet it ions 1 4 V AP or it s 11 Diplom aor Cert ificat elll t eachers of a durat ionof not lesst lhant wo yearse OR Bachelor of Eiem ent Y Educat ion0EI 3d9 OR Graduat ewit h Bachelor of lt S Educat ionOBl3d or equivalcn Graduat ewit h Bachelor of it s Educat ion6BEd or Four Bc OR I Ed course Or lVe School Ve I nt erm ediat e Senior PUC I Mast ers Degree in t he subj ect wit h relevant Bachelor of it s 6BEdlor Educat ion OR Years Two AI LSc Ed course courseI l 15 t heNCTE hasnot passingof Eligibilit yTest for being a t eacherin Prim arySecondaryor Senior Schoolcat egory I t has been claim edt hat due t o am endlnentm adein t he Rules by im pugnednot iOcat ionsdat ed 2472008 6Pel t o P4 for Eligibilit yTest about l O lac candidat esllave been renderedas 0 0 CD I Z a2 0 C C45 m Z Qm ineligiblefor beingconsidered and appoint edas t eacherswho are ot herwise 41 eligibleas per t he Regulat ionsfram ed by t he NCTE Besides t his t he have also referred t o t he provisionsof t he Const it ut ion and various ofHonble t he Suprem eCourt which shall be dealt wit h by us in t he 16 I n t he writ t en st at em ent flled on behalfofofficial Nose 1 Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PNo 17449of2008 8 connect edpet it iolis 12 1 9 A t o 5 subm issionshavebeenm ade t hat everyyear on an averaget hereis a for recruit m entof 5000t o 8000 t eachersfor t he schoolsrun byt he St at eofHwyana Therearelacs ofdegreeholderswhoare out Eom various inst it ut ionsall over t hecount rywit h t he of JT and BJ3d The qualit yof degreeholderspassingout from such inst it ut ionsdiffers I t has been averredt hat passingof t heEligibilit y Test is aim edat recruit m ent of onlygoodqualit yt eachers I t has also been out t hat so far t hreeEligibiI it yTest shave been hcld in July2008 July 2009and Decem ber2009 and nearly50001mcandidat eshave passedsucht est I t hasbeen t hat a sim ilarcont roversycroppedup beforeHonble t he Court in t he case of Basic Educat ion Board UJ2eva UpendraRai 200813 SCC 432 and t heir Governm entin have upheldt he rightof t he St at e t he eligibilit ycondit ionfor recruit m entof t eachers forvariouseducat ionalinst it ut ionsaer t he of NCTE on t he am endedby 2003 I t has becn subm it t edt hat t he 2001 fram edby t he NCTE only m lnim um academ icand for t eacherst o be recnlit edin different educat ionalinst it ut ions Those do not t he rightof t he St at eGovem m ent t o addit ional of eligibilit ycrit eriafor goodqualit yt eachersout of lacs of who m ightcom e 1 CL 0 0 I CD I Z m C I 08 7 Z Cla forward t o seek Moreover t he basic 1 t he NCTE have not been changedor alt ered I t has t hus been t hat t he basic obj ect iveof passingof Eligibilit yTest as an essent ial condit ion is only t o select best t alent available I t has been denied t hat any candidat ehas been debarredrat her t he St at e Govem m ent is st rivingt o recruit bet t er qualit yt eachers for Govem inent Schools of t he St at e of HaryanaThe Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Ce 1 0 0 Ca I CD Z I 08 00 7 Z Om 418 PNo 17449of 20088 connect edpet it ions 13 St at eofHaryanals m akingevery effortt o fill up vacant post sby t eacherst o m eet outt he I t hasalso beenpoint edout t hatagainstt he available17000vacancies of t eachersnearly50000 STET passcandidat esare availablefor which are pendingwit h t heHaryanaPublic Service St affSelect ionCom m ission 17 2001 I n t hereplicat ionflled byt he againt hc oft he have beenreit erat edandit has beensubm it t edt hat once t he NCTE has prescribedt he m lnlm um for a person t o be as a t eacherat various levelsof School cducat ion a person who possesssuch would be eligiblet o as a t eacherandnobodyhas Ole powert o declaresuch a personineligibleI t hasbeen t hatbyvirt ue oft he 1993Act t hereis uniformt rainingin Teachers educat iont hereforet here no need for passingofeligibilit yt est All t hepcrsonswho posscss t hem inim umrequired are eligiblet o com pet eReferencehas also beenm adet o 40ft he 2001 t hatall t he St at esshouldbringam endm entin t heir recruit m entrules in t erm s of t he 2001 40ft he 2001 readst husl oft he 2001 Regulat ions Exist ingRecruit m entRules inay be m odifledwit hin a periodof3 yearsso as t o bringt hem in wit h t he prescribedin Schedule I n t he m eanwhile t eachers per exist ingRecruit t nent t o t lle issue of t hese Regulat ionswill be requiredt o acquiret he prescribedin t he Schedule 18 I t has furt her been cont rovert edby t he pet it ionerst hatt hej udgm ent ofHonble t he Suprcm eCourt in UloendraRais case supra9is not t o Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 419 No 17449of2008 06connect edpet it ions e 4v 1r 14 0 t he fact s of t he presentcase t o t hemt he Oam edby t he NCTE were t o t he not iceof Honble t he Suprem eCourt in t he said case I npara 23 of t he it hasbeen on t he basisof receivedundert he Rightt o I nfonnat ionAct 2005 t hatonly5I o candidat eshave been ablet o pass t he Eligibilit yTest on t hcir own and t he were grant edgracem arks t hem t o passt he Eligibilit yTest 19 Anot herissue which has beenraisedin t he filed byt he is t hat t he guestt eacherswere earlier rclaxat ionOom t he Eligibilit yTest Hever t he said relaxat ion has been disallowed by t his com pet efor t he post st heyhad appliedfor Court rendcring15000 workingt eachersineligiblet o t hat such I t has been t eacherswould loset heirj obswhenselect ionoft eacherscln regularbasis wouldbe 20 The have also filed addit ionalinfonnat ionbyOlingCM No 8139 of 2010 placingon Exam inat ionsand record t he st at ist icswit h rcgardt o STET vacancyposit ionoft eachersas on 332010 lnexures Pm 10 8wP111 Theyhavealso placedon record a copy oft he Gazeuenot iOcat ion dat ed2782009 issuedby t he Minisoyof Law and Just ice Governm entof I ndia wherebyt he Rightof Childrent o Free and Educat ionAct 20096forbrevit yt he 2009 Act o has been not ified I t is t o m ent ion t hat t he 2009 Act has been wit h an obj ectt hat t he children oft he age groupof6 t o 14 ycars get free and educat ionand it cam e int o force l A2010 Sect ion 23 of t he 2009 Act prescribest he appoint m entand t erm s and condit ions of service oft eachers and rcadst hus1 23 Qualificat ionsfor appoint m entand t erm s and condit ions of service of t eachers 1 Any person such m llllm um Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 0 0 C5 2l 5r r 08 ClO Cr m 2 Z t l M 420 PN 17449of 20088 connect edpet it ions 15 t 3 AT as laid downbyan academ ic aut horisedby t he Cent ral Govem m ent by not ificat ionshall be eligiblefor as a t eacher 29 Where a St at e does not have adcquat elnst it ut ions offeringcourses t rallllng 111 t eacher educt I t I Oll or t eachers possesslngm lnlm Um as laid down undersubesect ion 91 arc notavailablein sufficientnum berst hc Cent ral if it deem s nccessary by not ificat ion relax t he m inim ut n m ay periodnot not ificat ionl a t eacherfor such years as m ay be specilledin t hat Provided t hat a t eacher who at t he com m encem ent of t his Act does not possessllllllim um as laid down under subsect ion l shall acquiresuchm inim um wit hin a periodof fiveyears 630 The salaryand allowances payablet o and t he t erm s and condit ionsof serviceof t eachersshall be such as m ay be 21 I n para 13 of t he said it has also beenst at edt hatt he St at eGovem m ent in recognit ionoft he servicesrenderedbyt he Guest Teachers issued a let t er dat ed 3 72009 grant ingt hem from passingt he Eligibilit yTest The said let t er was challengedbefore t his Court in CWP No 4562 of 2009 and ot her connect edpet it ionsA Division Bench of t his Court allowed t he writ pet it ionsand set aside t he order grant ing t o t he Guest Teachers fiorn passingt he EligibiI it yTest vide order dat ed 6AOl O The Guest Teacherst hen filed Civil AppealNo 9247 of2010 GurpalSinghV Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document j 0 C0 I C Z Z 08 CQ m wo Z Qm f 1 421 r f t w TPNo 17449of2008 cQconnect edllet it ions 16 4 St at eof Honble t he Court t he fact Olat in pursuanceof dat ed1862009 t he select ionprocessllas already com m encedand t he Guest Teacherswho were not part iesbeforet he Division Benchoft he HighCourt havealso applicdfor select ion has grant edlibert yt o t hem t o in t he select ion process but t heir final result would not be declaredt ill t herordersoft he Court vide orderdat ed1562010 22 Mr GopalKrishan Chat rat h learned Senior counsel for t he arguedt hat t he of passingt he eligibilit yt est would not be applicableon t he Guest Teachers becauset hey were recruit edin Decem ber 2005 whereast he has been addedby st at ut oryServiceRules of 1998 Schooland I nspect orCadre Rules SchoolLect urerRulesandt he ServiceRulesof 1994and t he2000Rules Accordingt o t he learnedcounselin t he advert isem entfor regularrecruit m ent such a cannot be t o nonm suitt he Guest facult y Referringt o anot her facet of his argum en Mr Chat rat hhassubm it t edt hatt he recruit edas Guest t eacherswhen Sixt hl Am endm ent Act 2002 was not ifiedand byway of am eildm entArt icles 21A 23 Mr Chat rat hhas m ade anot her subm issiont hat by virt ue of am endm entt hose candidat eswho have t he t rainingcert ificat esand 1 0 0 0 I C Z I 08 00 m Z e 1 1 degreesas per t he norm s and st andardsflxed byt he NCTE which is a prim ary bodyest ablishedunder t he 1993 Act have been renderedineligibleAccording t o t he learned counsel NCTE has fram ed 2001 Regulat ionsin dischargeof it s funct ion under Sect ion 126d1and in exercise of it s power under Sect ion 3229CdO9of t he 1993 Act The 2001 Regulat ionshave been m ade effect ive from 49001 as am endedin 2005 I t has been m aint ainedt hatbyRegulat ion4 Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 422 PNo 17449of2008 cQ 17 6e r4 a direct ionhasbeenissuedt o all t he St at est o am endt heirrecnlit m entrulesand beingt hemin confolm it ywit h t he2001 Oam edbyt heNCTE 24 t he com pet cnceof t he Hm yana t o 8am e any law wit h regardt o t o various post sor addit ional byway of am endlnent Mr Chat rat hhas arguedt hat t he Const it ut ion for dist ribut ionof powers t o m ake laws on I n t hatregardhc has refeiredt o VI I t h Schedule List 1e Union List List eI I ie St at eList and List m I I I1e ConcurrentList and has placedreliance on Art icle 254 of arguet hat t he am endm entm ade byt he Haryana t he Const lt ut iont o is in consist entwit h t he law m ade by t he Parliam ent of 1993 Act and t he 2001 fram edt hereunderand t hereforet heargum entis t llat t heHaryana m ust giveway t o t he Cent ral which laid down t he m inim um st andardsof educat ional of a t eacher According t o t he learnedcounsel t he 1993 Act was enact edbyt he Parliam eiltwit h a view t o achieveplannedand coordinat ed of t eacherseducat ionand for m aint enance of it s st andardsuniform ly elaborat ereference t o Sect ion t he count ry He has m ade t hatt he funct ionof t he NCTE is t o lay down in respectof m lnlm ulll personst o be as t eacher in schools or 111 rccognisedinst it ut ions t he power of t hc NCTE t o m ake regulat ionsunder Sect ion leam ed counsel st at ed t hat such m ade providefor m akingqualificat ionfor a person t o be em ployedas t eacherunder clause i9 of Sect ion 12 What arrears t o have been argued1S t hat once t lle Parliam enthas fram ed t he 1993 Act and t he 2001 wit h rcgardt o m llllm Um ofa person t o be em ployedas t eacherin school or in a recognised Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document r 0 0 I C5 Z Q I 4 0 W2 Z Om b 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 84 4V S 1 1 11 4 WPNo 17449of2008 com lect edpet it ions 18 inst it ut iont hent he St at e hasno power Thereforet heHaryanaAct cannot byam endm entm adein t he year 2005could t he eligibilit y t est by vanous rules for various t ypesof t eachers t o t he leam ed counsel t he fleld is occupiedalreadyand in t hat regwd he hasplacedreliance on paras16 t o 18 23 and27 ofHonble t he Court renderedin t hecase ofGuiarat Universit yve Shri Krishna AI R 1963 SC 7030 paras 23 24 and 25 of Osm ania Universit v Teachers Associat ion ve St at e ofAndhra Pradesh AI R 1987SC 20341paras23 and 30 renderedin t he t he case of Java Gokul Educat ion Trust Ve Diocese of Kaniirapallv AI R 2000SC 161lm d para 16 of t he 1 V1 1 t hecase ofReNeGupt ave St at e ofHarvana 2001 0 SCT 417 e 9 4 4 9 4 4 4 d 4 e r C J l 1 1 r P 1 e 1 t t 25 his argum entfurt herleam edcounselhassubm it t edt hat Honble t he Court haslaid down t hatt hcSt at e cannot prescribehigher t han t he prescribedbyt he Parliam ent by enact ingan Act superiorbodyas Therefore t he law m adeby t he Parliam ent which is a per our Const it ut ionalSchem e m ust be upheldand t he law fralnedbyt heSt at e on t hesam e subj ectm ust be declaredvoid t o t he ext ent repugnancy Therefore t he st and of t he St at e t hat ofm inim um byt he NCTE doesnot creat e any bar for t he St at et o prescribeany higher is alreadyset t ledand answeredby Honble t hc Court I n t hat rcgardhe hasplaccdrelianceon vanous j udgm ent snam elySt at e of Tam il Ndu ve Adhivam an EdI lcat ion Research I nst it ut e 1995 3l SLR 752 paras 35 361Tika Ram ii v St at e ofUePe 1956 SCR 393 6paras35 and 361 Thirum urPa Kirupananda Vart yar Thavat hiru Sundara Swam in2galMedical Educat ion and Charit able Trust v St at e of Tam il Nadu 199693 SCC 15 paras 20 23 t o 27 349and SoPeSt cwart v 1 Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 424 TPNo 17449of2008 0 connect edpet it ions 19 BeKeRoy Chowdhury AI R 1939 Cale 628 Placingrelianceon t he ofHonble t he Court renderedin t he case ofDeep Chand ve St at eof U AI R 1959 SC 648 learnedcounselhaspoint edout t hat t hereare t hree which have t o be kept111VleW for j udgingrepugnancybet weent wo st at ut eswhich are as follows1e 19 Whet hert hereis directconOictbet weent het wo 29 Whet herParliam entint endedt o laydown an exhaust ivecode in respectoft he t he Act oft he St at e 39 Whet her t he law inadeby Parliam ent and t he law m adeby t heSt at e occupyt he sam e Learnedcounselm adea referencet o sim ilar observat ionsm ade lI l 26 t he case of St at e of Maharasht ra Ve Sant Dnvaneshwar Shikshan Shast ra Mahavidvalava6200619 SCC 1 Mr Chat rat h learned counsel has t hen arguedt hat t hej udgm entof Honble t he Court in UpendraRais case supral on which reliance hasbeenplacedbyt he St at e is inerelya subm siI ent ioand per incuriumin view oft he law laid downin t hecases ofSt at e ofUP Madadeva Shet hl v Jeet S Bisht 200796 SCC 5861DivisionaI Cont roller KSRTC Ve 200317 SCC 1971and St at e of HaryanaVe Rnnbir 1 r 0 0 I C Z 2 I O2l r10 Z Om a20061 5 SCC 167 27 arguedt hat 1 r t he fact s of t he present case leam ed counsel has eligibilit yt est was conduct edin t heyear 2008 and t wice in t heyear 2009 The St at e of Haryanacould not find adequat enum ber of candidat esand t ook a decision t o lnoderat eresult aft er givinggrace m arksin case t heresult was below 50010 As a consequencet o declare a candidat e successi in t he eligibilit y t es he was grant edgrace m arks even upt o 6930I o m arks Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 0 0 I C5 Z I 5 ClO 3 Z 425 PNo 17449of2008 8 connect edpet it ions 20 r4 t o t he leam edcounselsuchis an unaut horisedact of fraudwhereas t hecandidat eslike t hc who havebeenworkingas Guestt eacherfor m oret hanfouryears havebeenrendered Mr Chauat h hasgivendat at o elaborat ehissubm ission 28 The ot her learnedcounselfor t he pet it ioners t he argum ent s advancedbyMr Chat rat h 29 Mr Ram eshwarMalik leam ed Addit ional Advocat e General hashowever arguedt hatt he cont ent ionsraisedbyt he learnedcounsel for t he pet it ionersare no learned longerres I n supportof his subm ission counsel has placedprim aryreliance on t he Court renderedin t he case of UpendraRai of Hnble t lle I pral Leam edcounsel relianceon paras17 18 and 19 and arguedt hat a speciflcargum ent sim ilar t o t he one raisedbyt he leam edcounsel for t he Olatt he 1993 Act override t he Act of t he St at eon account of Art icle 254 of t he Const it ut ion read wit h Ent ry25 of List 4I I of VI I t h Schedulewas Placingreliance para 19 oft he leam cdcounselhassubm it t edt hat t he 1993Act was enact ed t o regulat et he t eachersm any syst emand t he TeachersTraining I nst it ut es in t hecount ryandit onlydealswit h t eacherst raininginst it ut esand has gotnot hing t o do wit h ordinaryschools like Prim arySchools HighSchools I nt erm ediat eSchooland t heUniversit ies Mr Malik st at est hat appolnt m entas t eacher as per t he VlSW of Honble t he SupreineCourt in t he ordinaryeducat ional inst it ut ions like Prim arySchools cannot be pcribed under t he 1993Act He has also referredt o ot her paraswhere Sect ion206dand Sect ion 32 have been specificallydealt wit h and all argum ent sof t he nat ure advancedby t he learnedcounsel for t hepet it ionershave been rej ect ed 30 Mr Malik has subm it t edt hat in any case t he Parliom ent in order t o Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 426 VPNo 1744901 2008 6 connect cdpct it ions 21 4 A1 achievet he m inim uin st andardshavelaid downm inim um butt here isno bar t hat t he St at e cannot laydown any supcrior He hasplacedreliance on a Division Bench of t hisCourt renderedin t hecase of Aiav Malik v Paniab Universit y 1992 I SLR 507 a Single Bench t rnderedin t lle case of Anand Kum ar v St at eof Harvana 200962 SLR 524 and aj udgm entofHonble t he Suprem eCourt in t he case of St at eofTam il Nat lu ve S Brat heep 4 SCC 513 31 Havingheardlearnedcounselat a considerablelengt h t he paperbook andrecord oft he case wit h t heirable assist ancewe would Orstlike t o ext ract t he ident ical am endm entm ade byt he St at eofHaryanaon 2432008 vide not iflcat ionsAnnexuresP1 t o P4 in various st at ut oryRulcs For exalnple in Schooland CadreRules for t o t he post sundert hose rules cert iflcat e of havingqualifiedt he eligibilit yt est has been m ade in AppendixB oft he Schooland Cadre Rules t he followingam endm enthas been o againstserial num ber 2 under colum n 3 for ent ry Vl t he folI owingent riesshall be subst it ut ednam clyl ivl Mat ric wit h HindilSanskrit v9 Cert ificat e of havingqualifledSchool Teachers Eligibilit yTest STETY 1 r 0 0 I 451 4t Z e I 08 00 2 Z 1 againstserial num ber4 under colum n3 for ent ry0vl followingent riesshall be subst it ut ed nam ely t he Mat ric wit h HindilSanskrit 6v9 Cert iflcat e of havingqualified School Teachers Eligibilit yTest 6STET9 32 By Virt ue of aforesaid am endm eM on 2402008 t he Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 427 P No 17449of 2008 85connect edpet it ions 22 lY at variouslcvel coveredby t he Rules in AnnexurcsPml t o P4 are t o pass t hc eligibilit yt est of t he St at e of I n sim iiar Clrcum st ances t he hasbeendebat edbeforeHonble t he Suprem eCourt ln UpendraRais case supral I n t hat caset he Educat ion6DEd9used t o be ofDiplom alll t o Basic Teachcrs Cet t iflcat e6BTC9 Accordingt o t he st at ut oryrules lcnown as UP Basic Educat ion was BTC et c ServiceRules 181 t he t rainingclualicat ion or any ot her t rainingcourse by t he Govem m ent as t heret o However t he writ t hereinonlyhad DEd which longerconsidered t o BTC by virt ueof Govcnlm ent circular dat ed 1181 987 he did not fulfil t he qualiflcat ionTsper t he advert isem entissuedon 281999 which was m adesubj cctm at t er beforeAllahabadHighCourt A leam ed SingleJudgedism issedt he pet it ionbut his view was reversedbya DivisionBenchholdingt hatDEd hast o be regardedas held t hat t he grantof On an appealt o Honble t he SupreineCoult it was andlor revocat ionof adm inist rat ivedecision which is in t he sole discret ion of t he concem ed I n t he course of argum ent st he writ pet it ionert hcreinhadsubm it t ed t hat he answeredall t he requisit c laid down in t he 1993Act and t hereforet he 1993Act would overrldet he UP Rules of 1981 in view of t he 1 Q 0 0 CD I Z I 08 D0 7 Z t l A fact t hat educat ion is coveredbyEnt ry25 ofList eI I I ofVI I t h Schedulewhich is Concurrent List and on account Art icle 254 oft he Const it ut ion would prevailTherefore t he 1993Act rcad wit h 2001 m ust prevail The aforesaid argum entwas rej ect edby t heir Lordshipsiil para 19 of t he j udgm entwhich readst husle 19 A perusaloft he NCTE Act shows t hat t his Act was inade t o Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document i 1 1 1 1 C 0 0 I 40 02 Z V I Z d Z m m 0 i 428 wp No 17449of2008 connect edpet it ions 23 1 4 t he t eacherst rainingsyst emand t he t eacherst raining inst it ut esin t he count ryI t m ay be m ent ionedt hat t hereare t wo t ypesof educat ional inst it ut ions C1 ordinaryeducat ional inst it ut ions like prim aryschools high schools int erm ediat e and universit iesand t eacherst raininginst it ut esThe NCTE Act onlydealswit h t he secondcat egoryof inst it ut ionsviz t eacherst raininginst it ut esI t hasnot hingt o do wit h t heordinary educat ionalinst it ut ionsreferredt o above Heilce t he qualicat ion as t eachcrin t he ordinaryeducat ionalinst it ut lons like t he prim aryschool cannot be andt he essent ial under t he NCTE Act byt he local Act s and Rules in each St at e I n UP t he essent ial as a prim aryschoolt eacherin a JuniorBasic School1S by Rule 8 of t he UP Basic Educat ion ServiceRules 1981 which havebeenfram edundert heU Basic Educat ionAct 1972 A pcrsonwho doesnot have t he rnent ionedin Rule 8 of t he aforesaid Rules cannot validlybe as an Assist ant Mast er or Assist antMlst ressin a Junior Basic SchoolI l 33 Som e ot herargum ent sraisedon t he basisof Sect ion also fail t o flnd favourwit h t heir ofHonble t he Court and t he sam e were j ect edin paras22 and 23 which readst husl 22 I t m ay be m ent ionedt hat t he word inst it ut ion is definedin Sect ion 2eOof t he NCTE Act t o m ean an inst it ut ion which offers courses or t rainingin t eachereducat ionThus t he NCTE Act does not deal wit h t he ordinaryeducat ionallnst it ut lOllS like prim ary Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 429 1 No 17449of2008 conncct edPet it ions 24 e 4 schoolshighschools int erm ediat ecollegeor inst it ut ionas deSnedin Sect ion2 onlym eans The word t eachersUaining inst it ut eand not t he educat ionalinst it ut ionsHence it 1S onlyt he t eacherst raininginst it ut ionswhich bavet o seekgrantof recognit ionor cont inuat ionof froin t he Regional Com m it t eeThe educat ionalinst it ut ionsdo not havet o 1 0 0 I C5 Z r I Z Ct 010 m m Z Qm 51 seekany such or cont inuat ionunder t he NCTE Act I n t lle NCTE Act does not relat et o t he ordillaryeducat ional at all We t hereforefail t o underst andhow it can be said t hat t he NCTE Act overridest he UP Basic Educat ionAct and Rules m adet hereunderI n fact t he t wo Act s operat c111oget hert wo differcntfields Thc NCTE Act deals wit h t he t eacherst raining inst lt ut lons while t he UP Basic Educat ion Act deals wit h t he prim aryschools in U and not any t cachers t raining inst it ut eThe argum entof leam edCounsel for t he 1S t huswhollym isconceived 23 The wit h t hesam e fallacy The Division Bench in our opinionwronglyrelied upon Art icle 254 of t he Const it ut ion Art icle 254 as st at edabove has no in t his case at all becauset he t wo Act s operat elnt wo different t lelds I nour opiniont he Division 13encht herefore wronglyheld t hat t he 0t heappellantbeforet he Division Bench9had t he requisit e for being as an Assist ant Mast er in aj uniorbasic school 19 34 On account oft he view t akenby Honble t he Suprem eCourt in t he aforesaidj udgm entansweringSOlllC oft he basic issues raised by Mr Cllat rat h Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 430 WPN 17449of2008 8 connect edpet it ions 25 r 4 4 The t o dealwit h variousargum ent shasbeenobviat ed Had it not been so we m ighthave undert akena det ailed exercise wit h regardt o varlOUS subm issionsm adebyMr Chat rat h 35 To be fair t o t he leam ed courlselwe 8 not ice of t he argum ent raisedby Mr Chat rat hwhen he urgedt hatt he St at ecanllOt higher t han t he one by t he Act or by I n t hatregardhe had placedrelianceOll variOUS like Adhiyam anEducat ion Rescarch I nst it ut supral and Thirum urga Vart yarThavat hiru Sundara Mcdical Educat ion and Charit able Trust supraland ot hersim ilar unable However we are t o acceptt he subm issionbccauseall t hose cases halre em ergedout of order passedwhile collegesbecauset heydid not 81161t hem inim um by VEirlOUS bodies like Medical CouncillDent alCouncil st andardslaid down I t was in t hat cont ext t hat t heir Lordshipsof Honble t he Suprem eCourt had observed t hat higher norm s t han t he m inim um cannot be laid down Those cases are ent irely and would not be at t ract edt o t he cont roversyraised in t he presentcase Moreover t he cont roversyit self has becn answered by t heir in UpendraRais case supral by referringt o t he sam e t he 1993 Act and t he 2001 We are also not wit h t he argum entt hat Guest t eacherswho have been workingsince 2002 are requiredt o be t reat eddifferent lyt han t hose who have appliedfor t he firstt im e When Guest t eacherswere recruit edt heywere fullym ade aware t hat t heir for a specifiedperiodand it was no subst it ut efor regularrecruit m ent I f t he ruI es have been changedby t he t im e regular recrult m ent are m ade t hen t he Guest t eachers cannot com plainurgingt hat 1 0 0 I C5 I Z CC I Cl Z CQ 17 Z Qm Ae e Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 431 r CWPNo 17449of2008 8 connect edpet it ions 26 am endm entis There is no involved We are also wit h t heargum entt hat num beroft eachershavenot heen recruit edOI l aCCOUOtof highst andardsof t heeligibilit yt est I t is for t he St at e Governm entt o fram eit s policya fort iori which Oows from t he observat ions inadein UpendraRais case supral The Court cannot reewrit et hepolicyof t he St at e unless it is found t o be againstt he m andat e of t he Const it ut ion Thereforewe do not find any m eritin t hosesubm issionsm adebyMr Chat raOl 360 As a sequelt o t he ahovediscussiont hese fail and t he am endm entm adein t he st at ut oryrulesvide not iScat ionsdat ed2472008 P1 t o P4I are upheld A be placedon t heOlesofconnect edcases 1 1 Novem ber 29 2010 Pkapoor I ll MeMe KUMARI JUDGE 641VeJI NDALJ JUDGE 1 m j C 3 0 40 eL C5 am m ev9a eJa 21 4 1 f VL eP4 C3 Z CO 7 Z 3 11 Sre Case NOe NOe Part ies Nam e 1 17449of 2008 VI JAY KUMAR AND OTHERS v STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 2 3 4 19556of 2008 VI JENDER KUMAR AND OTHERS v STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 1737 of 2009 MANJU v STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 2009 RAJESH KUMAR v STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 432 WP No 17449of2008 8 connect edpet it ions 27 5 6 7 8 9 12818of 2009 SHASHI KALA v STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 12865of 2009 USHA YADAV v STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 13055of 2009 SATENDER SI NGH v STATE OF HARYANA AND OTRS 139980f 2009 OM PARKASH v STATE OF HARYANil AND OTHERS 18966of 2009 BI RENDER SI NGH v STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 10 8001 of 2010 SANDEEP KUMAR AND OTHERS v STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS 9 MMe KUMARI JUDGE JUDGE I il Pkapoor 6 1 r 1 6 1 0 0 I CD I Z 2 1 06 e W2 Z Qe 1 Pooja 2014.04.05 10:06 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document