Radhika Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
RTE Act 2009 Section 23; second proviso to s.23(2); Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act 2017 (Act 24 of 2017), retrospective from 01.04.2015; four-year window 09.08.2017 to 08.08.2021 versus 31.03.2019 cut-off; unqualified/untrained teachers termination; Bihar panchayat/prakhand/nagar/block teachers; NIOS 18-month online Diploma in Elementary Education (SWAYAM portal); NCTE minimum qualifications and TET condition; Central relaxation notification S.O.1353(C) dated 01.06.2011 valid up to 31.03.2015; deemed continuation from initial appointment; withheld results and non-issuance of certificates relate back; supplementary examinations cannot extend statutory deadline; compassionate appointees adjustable to ministerial staff/Class IV; Bihar Panchayat Elementary Teachers Rules 2012 Reg. 15(d); Bihar State Schools Teachers Rules 2023 (1,70,000 posts); L.P.A. No.748 of 2022 with co-tagged LPAs and CWJCs; Patna High Court Full Bench; K. Vinod Chandran CJ, Ashutosh Kumar J, Rajiv Roy J; decisions 20-03-2024; writ petitions dismissed, LPAs partly allowed.