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Saroj Kumari v. The Union of India

Patna HC20 Mar 2024L.P.A/786/2022

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LPA 748/2022 & large batch | Patna High Court | 20-03-2024 | RTE Act Section 23 second proviso | untrained/unqualified Bihar elementary teachers termination/continuance | four-year window reinterpreted: commences 09.08.2017 (commencement of Amendment Act 2017), expires 08.08.2021 — Single Judge's 31.03.2019 cut-off rejected | retrospective effect from 01.04.2015 retained | writs dismissed, LPAs partly allowed, six directions issued | qualification by 08.08.2021 = deemed continuous service from initial appointment | post-31.03.2015 unqualified = invalid ab initio, terminate | NIOS 18-month online D.El.Ed (order 182459-61, 22.09.2017); S.O.1353(C) relaxation to 31.03.2015 with TET condition; NCTE authority via S.O.750(E) | relied: Zile Singh (2004) 8 SCC 1; St. Aubin (1951) 2 All ER 473; Finsbury Borough Council's Case (Asquith) | referred: Devesh Sharma v. Union of India 2023 SCC OnLine SC 985 | bench: K. Vinod Chandran CJ (author), Ashutosh Kumar J, Rajiv Roy J | individual representations to State Government; en masse representations discouraged.

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	... ... =============================================	Respondent/s =========
	with Letters Patent Appeal No. 49 of 2023 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9928 of 2022 =============================================	=========
1.	Priyanka Kumari W/o Manoj Prasad, R/o Vill. Murliganj, War Murliganj, P.S.- Murliganj, District Madhepura.	d No. 10, P.O.
2.	Suman Kumari D/o Ramchandra Prasad, R/o Vill. Rampur, P.S. Murliganj, District Madhepura.	P.O. Rampur,
3.	Kailash Kumar S/o Shiv Ram Chaudhari, R/O Vill. Basaha, P.S. Pipra, District Supaul.	P.O. Basaha,
4.	Rajesh Kumar Singh S/o Fanilal Mehta, R/O Vill. Hanu Chandaur, P.S. Saur Bazar, District Saharsa. ... Versus	managar, P.O. ... Appellant/s
1.	The State of Bihar through its Secretary Education Departm Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.	ent, Govt. of
2.	The Director (Primary Education), Govt. of Bihar, New Secreta	riat, Patna.
3.	The District Magistrate, Madhepura.
4.	The District Magistrate, Munger.
5.	The District Education Officer, Madhepura.
6.	The District Education Officer, Munger.
7.	The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Madhepura.
8.	The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Munger.
9.	The Block Development Officer, Dheladh, District Madhepura.
10.	The Block Development Officer, Kumarkhand, Madhepura.
11.	The Block Development Officer, Murliganj, Madhepura.
12.	The Block Development Officer, Puraini, Madhepura.
13.	The Block Development Officer, Ghailar, Madhepura.

... ...
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Respondent/s
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with
Letters Patent Appeal No. 49 of 2023
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9928 of 2022
=============================================

=========

Priyanka Kumari W/o Manoj Prasad, R/o Vill. Murliganj, War
Murliganj, P.S.- Murliganj, District Madhepura.

d No. 10, P.O.

Suman Kumari D/o Ramchandra Prasad, R/o Vill. Rampur,
P.S. Murliganj, District Madhepura.

P.O. Rampur,

Kailash Kumar S/o Shiv Ram Chaudhari, R/O Vill. Basaha,
P.S. Pipra, District Supaul.

P.O. Basaha,

Rajesh Kumar Singh S/o Fanilal Mehta, R/O Vill. Hanu
Chandaur, P.S. Saur Bazar, District Saharsa.
...
Versus

managar, P.O.
... Appellant/s

The State of Bihar through its Secretary Education Departm
Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.

ent, Govt. of

The Director (Primary Education), Govt. of Bihar, New Secreta

riat, Patna.

The District Magistrate, Madhepura.

The District Magistrate, Munger.

The District Education Officer, Madhepura.

The District Education Officer, Munger.

The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Madhepura.

The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Munger.

The Block Development Officer, Dheladh, District Madhepura.

10.

The Block Development Officer, Kumarkhand, Madhepura.

11.

The Block Development Officer, Murliganj, Madhepura.

12.

The Block Development Officer, Puraini, Madhepura.

13.

The Block Development Officer, Ghailar, Madhepura.

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