Vijay Ray v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch appeals by untrained Bihar elementary teachers challenging terminations for non-acquisition of prescribed training qualification under Section 23 of the RTE Act. The Full Bench held the four-year window under the second proviso runs from 09.08.2017 (commencement of the 2017 Amendment), expiring 08.08.2021, not from its retrospective date of effect. Teachers qualifying on or before 08.08.2021
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions dismissed; LPAs partly allowed — teachers acquiring qualification on or before 08.08.2021 deemed continued from original appointment; post-31.03.2015 unqualified appointments terminated