Rincy a., v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
K-TET/TET as mandatory qualification for aided-school teacher appointments; NCTE mandate prevails over Rule 51B compassionate appointment claims; exemption confined to Rule 51A/51B claimants covered by GO(P) No.244/2012/G.Edn dated 25.07.2012; approval of UPST appointment refused where claimant lacked K-TET at application and at appointment; subsequent acquisition of K-TET irrelevant; quashing of G.O.(RT) No.6231/2022/GEDN and direction to approve subsequently appointed qualified teacher; salary claim of displaced compassionate appointee rejected. Keywords: K-TET, NCTE, TET, Rule 51B, Rule 51A, Chapter XIVA KER, compassionate appointment, UPST, approval of appointment, Section 23 RTE Act 2009, aided school, MTUP School Alayamon, Kerala.
What did the court decide?
Ext.P9 (G.O.(RT) No.6231/2022/GEDN dated 29.10.2022) quashed; respondents directed to approve Rincy A's appointment under Ext.P1 as UPST with necessary orders within one month; W.P.(C) Nos.35286/2022 and 42242/2022 disposed of as above; W.P.(C) No.6147/2023 (Divya P's claim for approval and arrears of salary) dismissed.