Anshumita Gogoi and 44 Ors v. The State of Assam and Anr

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¶1THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR., REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 2:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 ------------ Advocate for : MR. M BARUAH Advocate for : SC ELEM. EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR.

– B E F O R E – HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

29.01.2024

Heard Mr. S. Borthakur, learned counsel for the applicants. Also heard Mr. B. Kaushik, learned Standing Counsel, Elementary Education Department appearing for the respondent authorities. The applicants herein had instituted WP(C) No.3100/2022, being aggrieved with the non-recognition of the qualification of Praveen/Ratna obtained by them from Assam Rastrabhasha Prachar Samiti and Rastrabhasha Prachar Samiti, Wardha, which qualification is deemed to be equivalent with B.A. in Hindi. It is the case of the applicants that the said qualification has been recognized by the Secondary Education to be an equivalent qualification for B.A. Degree for the purpose of selection of Hindi Teacher in High/Higher Secondary Schools. Page No.# 7/8 This Court had, on the earlier occasion, required Mr. B. Kauskhik, learned Standing Counsel, Elementary Education Department to receive instructions as to the stand of the respondent authorities with regard to the claims made by the applicants/petitioners for reorganization and inclusion of the said two degrees in the advertisement dated 27.12.2023 for inviting applications for recruitment against the post of Hindi Teachers in Upper Primary Schools. Today Mr. Kaushik has placed before this Court a communication dated

28.01.2024, issued by the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of School Education, wherein it has been contended that the qualifications as prescribed in the above stated advertisement, are based on the qualifications as prescribed by the NCTE and as such, the claims of the applicants/petitioners as made in the connected writ petition cannot be entertained. Given the nature of the dispute involved in the present proceedings, a detailed hearing would be called for in WP(C) No.3100/2022 and for the said purpose, the Departmental authorities would also be required to bring on record their stand by way of filing an affidavit. It has been brought to the notice of this Court that the last date fixed for submission of the applications for the recruitment process as initiated by the above stated advertisement dated 27.12.2023 is on 02.02.2024. Accordingly, the present Interlocutory Application is disposed of by allowing the applicants herein to submit their respective applications in pursuance to the above stated advertisement for the post of Hindi Teacher for the Upper Primary Schools. In the event the applicants so submit their applications, the respondent authorities shall receive the same and would permit the cases of the applicants to be considered in the selection process. The case of the applicants shall be Page No.# 8/8 considered on merit and the marks as scored by them would be kept in a sealed cover. In other words, the results of the applicants/petitioners shall not be declared without leave of this Court. As to the entitlement of the applicants/petitioners for being eligible to participate in the said selection process, further order(s), as may be called for, would be so issued after the stand of the respondents are brought on record by way of filing an affidavit in the matter [WP(C) No.3100/2022]. It is reiterated that the case of the applicants/petitioners should not be rejected or they should not be prevented from applying in terms of the above stated advertisement only because of the fact that they do not possess the qualifications as spelt out and the possessed qualifications, according to them, are equivalent. The issue as regards equivalence of the qualification of the applicants/petitioners with the qualifications set out in the advertisement would be determined in the proceedings in WP(C) No.3100/2022. The participation of the applicants/petitioners in the selection process is without prejudice to the claim that may be made or raised by the department in the proceedings in WP(C) No.3100/2022.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant