Hemanta Kumar Nath v. the State of Assam and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Contractual teachers challenged TET and upper-age requirements for regular recruitment. The court treated the TET issue as covered by an earlier judgment and directed the Secondary Education Secretary to decide individual age-relaxation applications through reasoned orders within two months of receipt, considering fair dealing, public interest and individual circumstances. The petitions were dispo
What did the court decide?
Secretary directed to decide individual age-relaxation applications by reasoned orders within two months of receipt and thereafter bring recruitment applications to their logical end as per law.