Shri. Khongwang Konyak and 16 Ors. v. the State of Nagaland and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
SSA RMSA ad-hoc teachers Nagaland; mainstreaming into State Education Cadre; regularization; scale of pay; equal pay for equal work; fixed pay Rs.20,080/- Rs.27,400/-; Jagjit Singh (2017) 1 SCC 148; Muhammad Abdul Qadir (2009) 6 SCC 611; Amos Seb W.A.09/2020; RTE Act 2009 Section 23, Section 23(3), Section 38(2)(l), Rule 20 RTE Rules 2010; Samagra Shiksha; posts coterminous with scheme; open advertisement recruitment; order dated 30.11.2022 set aside; age relaxation; Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench; WP(C)/7/2025; Susmita Phukan Khaund.
What did the court decide?
Impugned rejection order dated 30.11.2022 set aside; respondents directed to (i) reconsider the petitioners' representation dated 10.10.2022 afresh, (ii) consider their prayers for regularization and 'scale of pay' as expeditiously as plausible, (iii) allow them to participate in the recruitment process in the event of any vacancies per existing norms and in accordance with law, and (iv) relax the upper age limit for those who have crossed it. No order as to costs.