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64 t 6 t eG 46 1 I N THE HI GH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA CHANDI GARHe AT DATE OF DECI SI ON 30 0602010 1 1eCWP Noe13531of2009 Walit yRam and ot hers Versus 0et it ioners St at eofPunj aband ot hers espondent s 0 D Z Z 2 4 3 021 9 P 1 2eCWPN0e12463of2009 Balj itKaur Versus St at eofPunj aband ot hers 3eCWP Noe14274 of2009 Kam lesh Kum ari Versus St at eofPunj aband ot hers 4eCWP Noe13717 of2009 Kaur and ot hers Versus St at eofPunj aband ot hers Suresh Kum ar 2014.04.18 10: 28 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh SeCWP Noe12525 of2009 e e ePet it ioner Pet it ioners e Pet it ioners Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 65 11 1 V e4e 1 CWP Nose1353117355 12463 12525 13717 13801 14704 12289and 14702of2009 2 Jaswinder Kaur and ot hers Versus St at eofPunj aband ot hers 6eCWPN0014704of2009 Tek Chand and anot her Versus St at eofPunj aband ot hers 7eCWPN0017355of2009 Raj niDhall Versus P 0 Z 5 L1 e 021 St at eofPunj aband ot hers 8eCWPNoe12289of2009 r I m 9 Vikram Singh et c Versus St at eofPunj abet c 9eCWP Noe13801of2009 MrsPranshakt iand ot hers Suresh Kum ar 2014.04.18 10: 28 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Versus St at eofPunj aband ot hers 100CWPNo14702 of2009 Pet it ioners ee Pet it ioners espondent s e e ePet it ioners Pet it ioners 0e Pet it ioners 7espondent s Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 66 Ps WW4 11 t 6 1 CWP Nosl3531173551246312525137171380114704 12289and 14702of2009 3 Pet it ioners Versus St at eofPunj aband ot hers CORAM HONBLE MRJUSTI CE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT2 MrSanj ivGupt aMrBPSVirk Mrl2aj inderSinglaMrAm inder Singh Dadwal MrPeeush MrCham an Lal Advocat e for t he pet it ioners MrPCGoyal AddlAG Punj ab Perm od Kohli Je I n view of t he com m on quest ions of fact s and law t hesewrit pet it ions are beingdisposedofbyt his com m on order All t he writ pet it ions exceptCWP Nosl4274 and 13531 of 2009 heard on 6A2010 whereas above referred t wo writ pet it ions were heard on 8 and 9 April2010 and reserved t o be disposed of alongwit ht he original bunch of writ pet it ions The pet it ionersin all t hese writ pet it ions are workingas volunt eers for running Guarant eeSchem e EGS for t eachingchildren in t he villagesThe EGS Cent res were opned under t he w 0 0 4 D Z 2 t r 05 V Z 1 1 1 Guarant ee Schem e sponsored by t he Governm ent of I ndia under Sarv Shiksha AbhiyanProgram m eSt at e Council of Educat ion Research and Suresh Kum ar 2014.04.18 10: 28 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh TrainingPunj abChandigarhissued a public not ice invit ing t o Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 67 eV 1 a 0 0 C40 9 Z e C I C S K C10 t W 2 Om t 9 CHTP 12289and 14702of2009 1 4 ident ify eligible persons for adm ission t o DEd course claried as ETT Course9The eligibilit ycondit ions prescribed111 t he said public not ice were as underl leThat t he applicantm ust have passed1042 or equivalent exam inat ion 2nThatt he applicantm ust have passedt he Punj abi exam inat ion upt o10 class 3On t he dat e of t he applicat iondt 25 72008 t he age of t he applicantm ay not be below t han 18 years and should not be m ore t han 42 years 4eThat t he applicantm ust have t aught for t wo years lI l t he Educat ionGuarant eeSchem eCent res EGS Cent res as EGS Volunt eersrun by Punj ab St at e35 The last dat e for subm issionof applicat ion was 25t h July 2008 1S st at edt hat t he pet it ionersbeingeligiblesubm it t edt heir wit hin t he prescribedt im e Aforesaidpublicnot ice not ice was fOllowedbyanot her public seeking inform at ionand ident it yfor eligfible C candidat esfor adm ission t o ETT course This public not ice rnodiflcat ionof t he earlier public not ice Followingm odiflcat ions not ifledl leThat m axim umage of 42 years m ent ioned111 t he earlier 111Eligibilit ycolum nno Suresh Kum ar 2014.04.18 10: 28 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh A is beingrem oved 2 The DEd published111t he earlier Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 68 4 1 m C1 0 0 C C 2 a t r 08 110 m w 2 t lm 12289and 14702of2009 112463 12525 13717 13801 14704 5 r V m aybe read as ETT Rest t he inst ruct ions will rem ain sam e published in t he advert isem entdt 16708 4This advert isem entis only for t he purpose t o gat hert he infonnat ionof t he ident it yof t he eligible persons should reach by 2209 t hrough regist ered post before t he Principal Dist t Educat ionand Social WelfareI nst it ut ions 6eThe applicat ionwho have already subm it t ed t heirapplicat ionin reference t heyshould t o t he t o resubm itt he sam e and t hose by25708 t heycan now subm itt he 31 Anot her public not ice was issued by t he SCERT Punj ab dat ed 232009 111 cont inuat iont o earlier dat ed 162008 232009 wherebycondit ionof having50I o m arks 111 1042 in General and 45I o m arks for ScheduledCast e laid down I t was alsoprescribedt hatt heEGS volunt eersapplicant sshouldhavepassed C Punj abiupt o 10 Class and experiencecert iflcat elpercent age of m arks was not ifledt o be held on 25 July 2009 The t heir EGS Teacher Union Punj ab subm it t edt heir represent at iont o t he Direct or t o t he condit ionof 50I o m arks for Generaland 45I o m arks for t he reserved cat egorycandidat es lI l t he public not ice dat ed 2372009 I n t he m eanwhile anot her public Suresh Kum ar 2014.04.18 10: 28 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh not ice dat ed1782009 was issued in cont inuat iont o earlier t hree public Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 69 11 1 0 Co C 4 2 r m CL i 06 12 Ct 3 Z Llm m NOS01353117355 12463 12525 13717 1380114704 12289and 14702 of2009 l 6 not ices dat ed 1672008 232009 and 2372009 respect ively t he eligibilit ycondit ions of 50I o m arks for General Cat egoryand45 m arks for reserved cat egoriesinlO2 exam inat ion Even t he candidat eswho passed in t he flrst counseling and who had not passedPunj abit ill 22009 and also t he candidat eswho had not deposit edt he fee and c0re 8m e willingt o t on 1982009 The depositt he fee were furt her called for pet it ionershave t he public I t not ice dat ed 2372009 1782009 wherebyt he condit ion of 500I o and45I om arks for General and Reserved Cat egories was int roducedas eligibilit vfor adm issiont o ETT course The cont ent ion of t he pet it ioners1S t hat by 1SSUlng public not ices t he original not ice 1S soughtt o be am ended which is 111 law The St at e has flled a det ailedreplyI t is st at edt hat t he originalpublicnot ices dat ed1672008 and 2312009 were ln fact not t he not ices These not ices were issued only for collect ionofinform at iont o ident ifyeligiblecandt es from EGS volunt eers I t is furt herSt at ed t hat t he public not ices dat ed 2372009 and 172009 t houghissued byway of 111 t he public not ices laid down t he for adm issionfor Teacher Training FUrt her st and of t he st at e is t hat t he eligibilit ycondit ions have been laid down by t he NCTE t he which regulat est he apex body of ETT and ot her TeacherTrainingCourses lI l t he count rYeThe St at e has also placed on record Annexure Rl which 1S Appendix2 of t he norm s st andards for Teacher issued by t he NCTE Under 32 of t he said not iflcat iont he for adm issiont o BEd Courseare The condit ion reads as under Suresh Kum ar 2014.04.18 10: 28 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 1 1 70 l v 1 C 0 C C5 t 2 Z C 06 CO r n 12289 and 14702of2009 1J 7 32 Eligibilit y 322 Candidat e wit h at least 50I o m arks in t he seniorit y 322 The reservat ion for SCI STI OBC and ot her cat egoriesshall be as per t he rUles of t he Cent ral Governm ent whichever 1S applicableThere shall be relaxat ion of 5I o m arks ln favour of SCI STI OBCand ot her cat egoriesof candidat eSe Thought he St at e relied upon t he norm s prescribed by t he NCTE howevert he NCTE was not a part yt o t he pet it ionVide order dat ed 20102009 passed som e of t he writ pet it ions including CWPN012463of 2009 NCTE was im pleaded as part y respondent and askedt o flle it s replyNCTE has also flled it s reply support ingt hest and of t he St at eas regardt he eligibilit yprescribedfor adm issiont o t he course I t is st at edt hat under 2005 Regulat ionand norm s and st andardfor Teacher t he eligibilit yprescribedwas at least4o m arks in t he it s equivalent exam inat ionHowever t hese regulat ions 1 subst it ut edby 2007 wherein t he m inim um m arks prescribed were least 50I o 111 t he Sr Exam inat ionwit h relaxat ionof 5I o m arks in case of ReservedCat egoriesI n view of t he above st and of t he NCTE t he eligibilit yprescribedby t he St at e vide it s not iflcat ionsdat ed2372009 and 1782009 cannot be t o be illegalI t 1S also relevantt o not ice t hat t he flrst t wo public not ices dat ed 1672008 and 231 2009 m ent ion about t he inform at iont o ident ifyt he eligiblecandidat es 2 of Suresh Kum ar 2014.04.18 10: 28 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh t he aforesaidpublicnot ice reads Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 71 L 101 a r 0 0 t 2 Q 08 C10 2 Ll 12289 and 14702of2009 underl 8 The eligibilit yand ident it yfor eligiblecandidat esfor adm issiont o Course 1 ETT I t is evident t hat public not ice dat ed 2372009 prescribest he m lnlm um percent age for Generaland Reserved Learnedcounsel t he pet it ionershas relied upon t wo t his Court I n t he case of Subhash Chandra VS The I nst it ut e of Medical Educat ionand Research Chandigarhand anot her 1997 RSJ 346 it has been held t hat t he adm issionbrochurecannot be perm it t edt o be am ended or alt eredat t he st age A sim ilar view hasbeenheld 111 t he case of Munish Khanduj avse Guru Jam bheshwarUniversit yHisar ot hers 200231RSJ 463 I n t he present case t he quest ion isoft he eligibilit yThe flrst t wo public not ices relied upon by t he pet it ionersare in fact not t he com plet ebrochurefor adm issionThe Cb condit ionin t he aforesaid not ices ls regardingt he inform at ionin respectoft he eligibilit y oft he EGS Volunt eersThese not ices were followedbyt wo public not ices laying down t he eligibilit yas per t he norm s laid down byt he NCTE I t 1S also pert inentt o not e t hat as per t he reply filed by t he NCTE t hese eligibilit ycondit ions have been laid down by t he st at ut oryregulat ions fram ed by t he NCTE The st at ut orycondit ion laid cannot be wit h These condit ions have t o be followedbeingessent ial eligibilit yfor adm issiont o t he course Thesepet it ions were flled for adm issiont o t he Courseduringt he sesslon 20092010I t lS m ore t hanone year Ot herwisealSOat t his belat ed st age no relief can be grant edt o t he pet it ionersI n CWP Nos12525and 13713 of 2009 t he pet it ionershavealso placed on Suresh Kum ar 2014.04.18 10: 28 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh record a public not ice Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document No1 12289 and 14702 of2009 17355 12463 12525 1371713801 14704 0 C J 4 9 dat ed 2622010 wherein t he EGS volunt eers have been given special chance t o im prove t he percent ageI t is cont ended on behalf of t he pet it ionerst hat t he pet it ionersare ent it led t o im provet heir percent age and t heym ay be perm it t edt o do so Suffice it t o say t hat if t he pet it ionersare ent it led t o im provet heir percent agein t erm s of t he public not ice t heyare at libert yt o do so On of t heir percent age t heywill ot herwisebecom eeligiblet o apply and seek adm issiont o t he Course However t his is possibleonlyfOr Academ icSession t ure adm issionsThe current com m enced m ore t han one year back and t hu t he pet it ionersare not ent it led t o seek any benefit of t his public not ice at t his st age I n view of t he above I Dism issedNo order as t o cost s no m erit 111 t hese writ pet it ions Copyoft his order be placed on record on each concernedflle 4 5r C 0 Ca C J Z r 08 OO e 2 Lle 30 e6e2010 MFK 1QJv PERMOD KOHLI I 1 JUDGE Not eWhet hert o be referredt o report eror not YESI NO L5 1 P 1 0 I o Suresh Kum ar 2014.04.18 10: 28 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document