St at e of Ut t arakhand and ot her s v. Maya Negi and ot hers

Maya Negi and ot hers - - Respondent s -------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence: - Mr. K.N. Joshi, Deput y Advocat e General for t he St at e Mr. Anil Ant hwal, Advocat e for r espondent No. 1 Mr. Anil K. Bisht , Advocat e for int ervener -------------------------------------------------------------------- Th e Co u r t m a d e t h e f o l l o w i n g : JUDGMENT: ( p e r H o n ’ b l e Ju s t i ce Sr i M a n o j K u m a r Ti w a r i )

1. This I nt ra- Court appeal filed by St at e, challenging t he j udgm ent and order dat ed 03.03.2015, passed by learned Single Judge in Writ Pet it ion ( S/ S) No. 1604

2014. By t he j udgm ent , respondent s/ writ pet it ioners’ prayer for a writ of m andam us t o t he aut horit ies t o include her nam e in t he list of PTA t eachers was t urned down and writ pet it ion was disposed of wit h direct ion t o Direct or General, School Educat ion, Ut t arakhand, t o t ake necessary act ion for filling all available vacancies on t he post of t eacher by regular select ion, including t hose which were occupied by PTA t eachers.

2. St at e challenged t he said j udgm ent on t he ground t hat t he provision cont ained in Sect ion 41 of Ut t arakhand School Educat ion Act , 2006, which provides for ad hoc st at us t o PTA t eachers, was not considered in t he im pugned j udgm ent . Sect ion 41 of Ut t arakhand School Educat ion Act , 2006 is reproduced 1 below: - o f h o c Pa r t a p p o i n t m e n t “ 4 1 . A d Ti m e Te a ch e r / A ct i n g P.T.A . Te a ch e r s b y Co m m i t t e e o f M a n a g e m e n t : - [ Su ch p a r t t i m e t e a ch e r s/ P.T.A . t e a ch e r s e m p l o y e d f r o m p r i v a t e so u r ce s u p t o d a t e d 1 8 .1 0 .2 0 1 1 b y t h e M a n a g i n g Co m m i t t e e m a y b e a p p o i n t e d a s a d h o c b y t h e M a n a g i n g Co m m i t t e e w h i ch f o r t h e p o st w e r e cr e a t e d a s p e r r u l e a t co r r e sp o n d i n g t i m e , w e r e co m p l e t e d p r e scr i b e d q u a l i f i ca t i o n s f o r t h e r e l e v a n t p o st s, t h e r e s u l t , co n d u ct a n d b e h a v i o r a r e b e st a n d t h e p a y m e n t o f h o n o r a r i u m i s a d m i ssi b l e f r o m t h e Tr e a su r y .] ”

3. Learned St at e Counsel furt her subm it s t hat Sect ion 40 of t he aforesaid Act provides regularizat ion of appoint m ent of ad hoc t eachers. He refers t o provision cont ained in Sect ion 40( 1) ( a) ( iii) , which is reproduced below: - “ [ ( i i i ) w a s a p p o i n t e d o n a d h o c b a si s i n l e ct u r e r g r a d e o r t r a i n e d g r a d u a t e g r a d e o n o r a f t e r 2 6 Ja n u a r y , 2 0 1 0 a g a i n st su b st a n t i v e v a ca n cy i n a cco r d a n ce w i t h t h e p r o v i si o n s o f Se ct i o n 4 0 o f t h e Ut t a r a k h a n d Sch o o l Ed u ca t i o n A ct , 2 0 0 6 a n d h o l d p r e scr i b e d q u a l i f i ca t i o n a n d e l i g i b i l i t y a g a i n st t h e p o st .] ” Thus, he subm it s t hat PTA t eachers, who were given cert ain benefit s under Sect ions 41 and 40 of Ut t arakhand School Educat ion Act , 2006, would be denuded of such st at ut ory benefit s.

4. He furt her subm it s t hat im pugned j udgm ent was rendered by learned Single Judge wit hout considering t he im port of t he aforesaid provision; t herefore, t he im pugned j udgm ent is unsust ainable in t he eyes of law.

5. We find subst ance in t he said subm ission. The benefit which st at ut e has provided t o PTA t eachers cannot be t aken away wit hout dealing wit h such st at ut ory provision. I n t he im pugned j udgm ent t here is 2 no discussion regarding Sect ions 41 and 40 of Ut t arakhand School Educat ion Act , 2006, t herefore, general direct ion issued t o Direct or General t o fill all available vacancies on t he post of t eacher by regular select ion, including t he post against which PTA t eachers are serving, is cont rary t o t he st at ut ory schem e. I n such view of t he m at t er, t he Appeal is allowed

6. and t he im pugned j udgm ent is set aside.

7. Pending applicat ion( s) , if any, st and disposed of. _______________________________ M A N OJ K UM A R TI W A RI , J. __________________________ A SH I SH N A I TH A N I , J. Dt : 5 t h May, 2025 Mahinder MAHINDER SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=da6212e6e78d94ed3134842bc6a8d6ca168979ca7b8c2f031a92d1a18b08923 c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=AB77B7C5B240908B392BE84F5CDD4C2AF35DC4626D305B1BC9EA4BA BA43D2B8F, cn=MAHINDER SINGH 3