Partly allowed
Usha Sinha v. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary cum Addl. Chief Secretary
Patna HCL.P.A/806/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Batch of appeals by Bihar teachers terminated for lacking teacher-training qualifications challenged the second proviso to Section 23 of the RTE Act. The Full Bench held the proviso valid and construed the four-year period as running from 09.08.2017, expiring 08.08.2021. Teachers qualifying within that period are deemed continued from initial appointment; those appointed after 31.03.2015 without q
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions challenging Section 23 dismissed; appeals partly allowed; teachers qualifying on or before 08.08.2021 deemed continued from initial appointment, individual claims left to the State Gove