Suraj Sarma and 58 Ors. v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Assam teacher recruitment; NIOS 18-month Diploma in Elementary Education; UDISE/DISE code as proof of service as on 10.08.2017; RTE Act 2009, Section 23(2), Amendment Act 2017; Vishwanath and Others v. State of Uttarakhand (Review Petition 2024 arising out of Civil Appeal No. 7873 of 2023); Advertisement dated 08.01.2025 for 4,500 L.P./U.P. assistant teacher posts; notices dated 19.11.2025 and 27.11.2025; Notification dated 17.06.2025; W.A. No. 345/2025; WP(C) No. 3794/2025; Article 226; Article 14; Director of Elementary Education, Assam; NCTE; NIOS; cancellation of candidature; Physical Document Verification; Gauhati High Court WP(C)/842/2026 and linked writ petitions.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the State Authorities to consider the petitioners' appointment to the U.P. & L.P. Schools commenced vide 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 the school existed; the exercise to be completed within 2 months of receipt of the certified copy of the order.