Sanjay Das and 27 Ors. v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
NIOS 18-month Diploma in Elementary Education; UDISE code as proof of service as on 10.08.2017; RTE Act 2009 Section 23(2) proviso; Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act 2017; Advertisement dated 08.01.2025 for 4,500 LP/UP assistant teacher posts in Assam; notices dated 19.11.2025 and 27.11.2025 demanding HSSLC and NIOS-UDISE details; notification dated 17.06.2025 of Director of Elementary Education Assam on document verification; WP(C) No. 3794/2025; W.A. No. 345/2025 order dated 24.03.2026; Vishwanath and Others v. State of Uttarakhand, Review Petition arising out of Civil Appeal No. 7873 of 2023; Article 226; Article 14; Gauhati High Court; Shamima Jahan, J; writ petitions disposed of with direction to consider appointment within 2 months.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the State authorities to consider the petitioners' appointment to the UP & LP Schools under Advertisement dated 08.01.2025 if the records show they were in service as on 10.08.2017, completed the 18-month Diploma in Elementary Education and their schools existed; the exercise to be completed within 2 months of receipt of the certified copy of the order.