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RAJASTHAN HIGH CHOURT CHIEF JUSTICE BENCH DECISION ON TET / and RECRUITMENT ON THE BASIS OF TET EXAM

RAJASTHAN HIGH CHOURT CHIEF JUSTICE BENCH DECISION ON TET / and RECRUITMENT ON THE BASIS OF TET EXAM








Rajasthan Highcourt Chief Justice Bench Decision, Rajasthan Highcourt,

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2013 mein TET KE SAMBANDH MEIN RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT KI CHIEF JUSTICE KEE BENCH DWARA DIYA GAYA NIRNAY.

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT DECISION REGARDING TET EXAM AND RECRUITMENT ON THE BASIS OF THIS EXAM
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आरटेट 2011: हाईकोर्ट ने कहा 60% से कम वाले शिक्षक बनने योग्य नहीं





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IMPORTANT PARTS OF JUDGEMENT
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR
RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH:JAIPUR
(1) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1484/2012
State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(2) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1329/2012
Hemlata Kanojia vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(3) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1333/2012
Sunita Kumari vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(4) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1470/2012
Mukesh Kumar Jitarwal & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan &
Ors.
(5) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1476/2012
Vikas Sankhala & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(6) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1496/2012
Sumer Singh Rajawat & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan &
 Ors.
(7) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1502/2012
Manju Kumari Meena vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(8) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1512/2012
Mahesh Chand Nekela & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(9) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1518/2012
Smt. Mamta Kumari & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(10) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1532/2012
Babita vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal & Ors.
(11) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1533/2012
Bhanwari Kharia vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal & Ors.
(12) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1541/2012
Kuldeep Meena & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(13) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1542/2012
Shiv Raj Meena & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(14) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1556/2012
Mukesh Kumar Meena & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors


(15) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1558/2012
Hari Singh Meena & Anr. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(16) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1567/2012
Manoj Kumari & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(17) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1573/2012
Ramesh Kumar Meena & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(18) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1575/2012
Rajesh Kumar Raigar & Anr. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(19) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1576/2012
Priyanka Sharma & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(20) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1580/2012
Bhanwar Lal Somarwal & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(21) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1597/2012
Anita Meena & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(22) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1615/2012
Reena Chourasia vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(23) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1631/2012
State of Rajasthan & Anr. vs. Shimbhu Dayal Khateek &
Anr.
(24) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1633/2012
State of Rajasthan & Anr. vs. Mohit Dixit
(25) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1638/2012
Anil Kumar & Anr. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal & Ors.
(26) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1646/2012
State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs. Sunayna Dadich
(27) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1666/2012
State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs. Vijay Singh
(28) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1667/2012
State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs. Sanwar Mal Rakshawat
(29) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.59/2013
Rakhi Sharma vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors



Date when the judgment
was reserved    ::-     29.3.2013
Date of pronouncement
of judgment       ::-              2.7.2013


PRESENT
Hon'ble the Chief Justice Mr.Amitava Roy
Hon'ble Mrs.Justice Nisha Gupta
Mr.S.N.Kumawat, AAG )
Mr.Tanveer Ahmed )
Mr.Raghunandan Sharma )
Mr.Kuldeep Aswal )
Mr.Anil Kumar Sharma )
for Rajendra Yadav )
Mr.R.D.Meena )
Mr.Aswani Chobisa )-for the appellants.
Mr.A.R.Meena )
Mr.Gajendra Sharma )
Mr.J.S.Rathore )
Mr.Rajendra Soni )
Mr.Vijay Poonia )
Mr.V.B.Srivastava )
Mr.Sanjay Srivastava )
Mr.Vigyan Shah )
Mr.Shantanu Sharma )
Mr.Anand Sharma ) -for the respondents.
Mr.V.K.Gupta )
JUDGMENT

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Mukhya Ansha :

The answering
respondents iterated that the NCTE permitted and granted relaxation upto 5%  to the candidates belonging to reserved category qua the  qualifying marks in the academic qualification i.e.senior secondary or it
equivalent examination, graduation etc. only and that the said concession had no nexus at all with the pass marks to qualify the TET.




it was contended that relaxation upto 5% marks to the candidates belonging to the reserved category was with regard to the minimum marks specified in paragraph

(Iske Baad NCTE / RTE guidelines ke paragraph ka jikra hai )

it was not permissible for the State Government to grant relaxation beyond 5% in the qualifying marks for TET examination under the garb of Clause 9(a) of the guidelines dated 11.2.2011

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Asserting that the notification dated 11.5.2011 adjusting the reserved category candidates, who had availed the benefit of relaxations in the qualifying marks, against the quota of the general
category candidate is patently illegal
, the petitioner has referred to circulars dated  17.6.1996, 4.3.2002 and 24.6.2008 of the Department of Personnel, Government of Rajasthan

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The migration of the reserved category candidates benefited by the concession qua qualifying marks for passing the TET into the portion of the unreserved category candidate, has been repudiated thus to be illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory.
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By an interim application, the petitioners have also brought on record the fact  that out of 40,000 posts of Teacher, only 20% candidates belonging to general category has been selected in view of the arbitrary and unallowable large scale relaxation granted to the candidates of reserved category in the qualifying marks for TET in gross violation of the NCTE guidelines resulting in induction of persons lower in merit thereby rendering the salutary and underlying objectives of the Act of 2009 nugatory.
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relaxation ranging from 10% to 20% and thus, all pleas to the contrary are wholly untenable and are liable to be rejected in limine.

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The learned counsel for the NCTE while adopting the arguments on behalf of the appellant-State referred to the Regulations of 2009 to justify   the   grant   of   5%   relaxation in the qualifying marks in the senior secondary/graduation examination. According to him, such relaxation not having been granted  in the notification dated 23.8.2010 laying down the minimum qualifications to be eligible for appointment as Teacher,  the same was permitted on representations being filed seeking such concession.
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The learned counsel endorsed the   empowerment   of   the   State Government as per guidelines dated 11.2.2011 to grant concession to the reserved category candidates as per its extant reservation policy
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Single Judge erred in dealing with the same while adjudicating the issues raised in the writ proceedings.

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concession contemplated in the guidelines dated 11.2.2011  was distinctly different from that notification dated 29.7.2011 and operated in independent domains.

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the relaxation in  the qualifying percentage of pass therein, is an apparent compromise with this salutary objective and thus, the concession ranging from 10% to 20% as accorded by the State Government is impermissible and invalid
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Referring to the notification dated 29.7.2011, Mr.Shah emphatically urged that the  relaxation upto 5% in the qualifying marks did signify in no uncertain terms that no
candidate securing less than 55% marks could have been declared to have passed TET

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He urged as well that the candidates, who had secured marks between 55% to 60% on availing such relaxation could not be accommodated against the seats identified for unreserved category, as the same, if permitted, would denote compromise on merit, a consequence extinctive of the cardinal objectives of the Act of 2009.

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the reserved category candidates availing the benefit of concession in qualifying marks could not have been accommodated against the seats meant for open category candidates. The learned counsel urged in
this backdrop that the circular no.F.7(1)DOP/A-II/99 dated 11.5.2011 of the Department of Personnel,
Government of Rajasthan permitting such migration is non est or in the alternative, has a prospective effect and could not have been applied to the selection process in hand
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With the insertion of Article 21A in the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 making it obligatory for the State to provide free and compulsory education to all children  of   the age of six to fourteen years, in  a manner, as prescribed by a statute law to the effect i.e. Act 2009 was enacted, to effectuate this ordainment of the National Charter.
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Section 23 thereof deals with qualifications for appointment and terms and  conditions of service of
teachers and endows the academic authority authorized by the Central Government by notification to prescribe the same, so as to be eligible for  appointment as such. That the NCTE is this academic  authority, as envisaged in Section 23(1) of the Act 2009, is a matter of record.


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The NCTE followed up this edict by a letter No.76- 4/2010/NCTE/Acad dated 11.2.2011 addressed to all the Secretaries and Commissioners of the State Governments/UTs, thereby circulating its guidelines for conducting the TET by the  appropriate Government, as required by its notification dated 23.8.2010.
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While reiterating the mandate of a pass in the TET to be a norm of eligibility, rationale therefor was enumerated as hereunder:-
“(i) It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the recruitment
process;
(ii) It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these institutions to further improve their performance standards;
(iii) It would send a positive signal to all stakeholders that the Government lays special
emphasis on teacher quality.” 

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“Qualifying marks.-
9. A person who scores 60% or more in the TET exam will be considered as TET pass. School
managements (Government, local bodies, government aided and unaided)
(a) may consider giving concessions to persons belonging to SC/ST, OBC, differently
abled persons, etc., in accordance with their extant reservation policy;
(b) should give weightage to the TET scores in the recruitment process; however, qualifying the TET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment as it is only one of the eligibility criteria for appointment.”
The   above   extract   would   proclaim   that   in   terms   of the guidelines of the NCTE, a   candidate  who  would   score 60% or more in the TET,  would be construed to have
passed the same. Liberty was however, accorded to the School management (Government, local bodies, government aided and unaided) to grant concessions to the persons belonging to SC/ST,OBC, differently disabled etc., in accordance with their extant reservation policy.

 Clause 9(b) though, made it obligatory to provide weightage to the TET scores in the recruitment process clarified however, that a pass in the TET would not per se confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment, as such a pass was one of the eligibility criteria for appointment. Clause 9 of the guidelines thus, present the following salient features :-
(a) A candidate to pass the TET examination normally, has to score 60% or more;
(b) School managements (Government, locabodies, government aided and unaided) may grant
concessions to the persons belonging to SC/ST,OBC, differently abled persons etc., in accordance
with their extant reservation policy;
(c) weightage has to be given to the TET scores in the recruitment process;
(d) a pass in the TET examination would ipso facto not confer a right on any candidate for
recruitment/employment.
(e) a pass in the TET Examination was one of the eligibility criteria for appointment/recruitment as a
teacher.

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A candidate who thus, pass the TET would be eligible to participate in a process
of recruitment to the post of a teacher in both the levels, provided he/she is possessed of the academic
qualifications prescribed therefor and would further be entitled to weightage of the marks scored by him/her in the TET examination, if he/she passes the same.
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While 60% or more marks was prescribed for a pass in the said test for the general category candidates, concessions to the   extent   as   set   out   in   the letter dated 23.3.2011, were accorded to the three classes of reserved category candidates mentioned therein

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In Item No.(ii) of this paragraph, under the caption “Reservation Policy”,   it   was   provided   that   relaxation   upto 5% in the qualifying marks would be allowed to the candidates belonging to  the reserved categories i.e.SC/ST/OBC/PH.
Whereas, the respondent-State insists that this relaxation is qua the minimum marks in the qualifying
examination of senior secondary/graduation etc
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A cursory perusal of the contents of this quote would demonstrate that paragraph 3  of the notification dated 23.8.2010 dealt exclusively with the aspect of NCTE recognized 6-months Special Programme in Elementary Education by way of training of the persons with qualifications mentioned therein, after appointment. There was neither any comprehension nor any provision for reservation or relaxation of marks


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Academic qualifications with minimum percentage of marks was
however, referred to.
In the amended paragraph 3, introduced by the notification dated 29.7.2011, apart from modified
academic qualifications with percentage of marks, relaxation upto 5% in the qualifying marks was provided for the candidates belonging to the reserved categories, such as SC/ST/OBC/PH. The texts of the two paragraphs of the notifications dated 23.8.2010 and 29.7.2011 when juxtaposed, in our estimate,  connote that the concession of 5% in the qualifying marks pertains to the percentage
of marks in the qualifying examination of Senior Secondary/Graduation etc

and not to the percentage of pass marks in TET

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clarifying that following the issuance of the notification dated 23.8.2010, it had received representations from   the   State   Government   and other stakeholders that in respect of SCs/STs etc.
relaxation upto 5% in the qualifying marks should be allowed, since such relaxation is permissible by the NCTE for admission in various  teacher education courses
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it was elucidated that following its meeting held on 16.3.2011 it was decided that relaxation upto 5% in such qualifying marks would be available to SCs/STs etc., in accordance with the extant policy of the State Government /UTs and other school managements. There is no reference of such relaxation to pass marks in the TET.
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Relaxation upto 5% in the qualifying marks in the amended paragraph 3 of the notification dated 23.8.2010, in our comprehension, is thus wholly unrelated to the percentage of pass marks in the TET.
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The notification dated 29.7.2011 having regard to the scheme and purport thereof has to be essentially co-related with the one dated 23.8.2010,
which originally did not contemplate any relaxation.
Logically, thus, this notification does not supersede the guidelines dated 11.2.2011 governing the conduct of the TET.
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relaxation referred to therein does not relate to the percentage of marks to be secured in the TET to pass the same, cannot be construed to be in supersession either of the guidelinesdated 11.2.2011 or the letter dated 23.3.2011 of the
State Government
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क्या था राजस्थान हाई कोर्ट की सिंगल बेंच का निर्णय 
What was the decision of Rajasthan High Court Single Bench about Reservation Policy :

In view of the discussion made above, all these writ petitions are partly allowed  with the following directions -

1.    The circular dated 11.5.2011 would not be applicable to the present selection in view of the judgment in the case of K.Manjusree (supra), wherein, it was held that rules of game cannot be changed in the midst of selection  thus respondents are directed to make appointment without applying  circular dated 11.5.2011 in the present matter as initiation of recruitment is prior to the circular dated 11.5.2011 so as the advertisement. The migration of reserve category candidates to open/ general category  can be permitted as per earlier circular dated 24.6.2008 and Standing Order applicable to present selection and not as per circular issued on 11.5.2011 as it is much subsequent to the advertisement and not given retrospective effect.

2.    The circular dated 11.5.2011 provides for migration of reserve category candidates to open/ general category  in the case where the candidates have taken special concession. The aforesaid circular needs to be given proper interpretation. It would be applicable in the case where reserve category candidates have taken benefit of concession of fee and relaxation in age. In those cases, one would be allowed to migrate to open/general category if obtained equal or more marks to the last candidate in open/general category. In case of any other concession or relaxation during the process of selection by reserve category candidate, he would not be allowed to migrate to open/general category as the 'level playing field' during the course of selection does not remain the same. Thus, respondents are directed to implement  circular dated 11.5.2011 in the light of the directions given above but it would not be applicable to this selection as indicated in the first para of directions.


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RAJASTHAN HIGH CHOURT CHIEF JUSTICE BENCH DECISION ON TET / and RECRUITMENT ON THE BASIS OF TET EXAM PART -U

 RAJASTHAN HIGH CHOURT CHIEF JUSTICE BENCH DECISION ON TET / and RECRUITMENT ON THE BASIS OF TET EXAM PART -U




Rajasthan Highcourt Chief Justice Bench Decision, Rajasthan Highcourt,

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2013 mein TET KE SAMBANDH MEIN RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT KI CHIEF JUSTICE KEE BENCH DWARA DIYA GAYA NIRNAY.

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT DECISION REGARDING TET EXAM AND RECRUITMENT ON THE BASIS OF THIS EXAM
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PART -U

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR
RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH:JAIPUR
(1) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1484/2012
State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(2) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1329/2012
Hemlata Kanojia vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(3) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1333/2012
Sunita Kumari vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(4) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1470/2012
Mukesh Kumar Jitarwal & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan &
Ors.
(5) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1476/2012
Vikas Sankhala & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(6) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1496/2012
Sumer Singh Rajawat & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan &
 Ors.
(7) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1502/2012
Manju Kumari Meena vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(8) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1512/2012
Mahesh Chand Nekela & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(9) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1518/2012
Smt. Mamta Kumari & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(10) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1532/2012
Babita vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal & Ors.
(11) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1533/2012
Bhanwari Kharia vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal & Ors.
(12) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1541/2012
Kuldeep Meena & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(13) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1542/2012
Shiv Raj Meena & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(14) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1556/2012
Mukesh Kumar Meena & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors


(15) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1558/2012
Hari Singh Meena & Anr. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(16) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1567/2012
Manoj Kumari & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(17) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1573/2012
Ramesh Kumar Meena & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(18) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1575/2012
Rajesh Kumar Raigar & Anr. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(19) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1576/2012
Priyanka Sharma & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(20) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1580/2012
Bhanwar Lal Somarwal & Ors. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal &
Ors.
(21) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1597/2012
Anita Meena & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(22) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1615/2012
Reena Chourasia vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
(23) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1631/2012
State of Rajasthan & Anr. vs. Shimbhu Dayal Khateek &
Anr.
(24) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1633/2012
State of Rajasthan & Anr. vs. Mohit Dixit
(25) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1638/2012
Anil Kumar & Anr. vs. Vikas Kumar Agarwal & Ors.
(26) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1646/2012
State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs. Sunayna Dadich
(27) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1666/2012
State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs. Vijay Singh
(28) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1667/2012
State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs. Sanwar Mal Rakshawat
(29) D.B. Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.59/2013
Rakhi Sharma vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors


Date when the judgment
was reserved    ::-     29.3.2013
Date of pronouncement
of judgment       ::-              2.7.2013


PRESENT
Hon'ble the Chief Justice Mr.Amitava Roy
Hon'ble Mrs.Justice Nisha Gupta
Mr.S.N.Kumawat, AAG )
Mr.Tanveer Ahmed )
Mr.Raghunandan Sharma )
Mr.Kuldeep Aswal )
Mr.Anil Kumar Sharma )
for Rajendra Yadav )
Mr.R.D.Meena )
Mr.Aswani Chobisa )-for the appellants.
Mr.A.R.Meena )
Mr.Gajendra Sharma )
Mr.J.S.Rathore )
Mr.Rajendra Soni )
Mr.Vijay Poonia )
Mr.V.B.Srivastava )
Mr.Sanjay Srivastava )
Mr.Vigyan Shah )
Mr.Shantanu Sharma )
Mr.Anand Sharma ) -for the respondents.
Mr.V.K.Gupta )
JUDGMENT

BY THE COURT (Per Hon'ble Amitava Roy, CJ)
The commonality of the issues and the identicalness of impeachments cobble the proceedings and arguments having been advanced in an analogous hearing with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the instant adjudication would answer the surging debate. The dissension centres around the relaxation granted by the State Government in the minimum pass marks to the
reserved category candidates in the Rajasthan Teachers Eligibility Test (for short, hereafter referred to as “the RTET”) allegedly in contravention of the norms to that  effect embodied in the notification dated 29.7.2011 of the National Council for Teacher Education (for short, hereafter referred to as “the NCTE”), the weightage accorded on the basis thereof in the eventual evaluation of the contending candidates and the final results of the recruitment to the post of Teacher in Level (I) Class I to V
and Level (II) Class VI to VIII in the School (s)  as declared vide notification/circular dated 25.8.2012 under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (for short, hereinafter referred to as “the Act of 2009”).
We have heard Mr.S.N.Kumawat, AAG, Mr.Tanveer Ahmed, Mr.Raghunandan Sharma, Mr.Kuldeep Aswal, Mr.Anil Kumar Sharma for Rajendra Yadav, Mr.R.D.Meena,Mr.Aswani  Chobisa, Mr.A.R. Meena, Mr.Gajendra Sharma, Mr.J.S.Rathore, Mr.Rajendra Soni, Mr.Vijay Poonia, Mr.V.B.Srivastava and Mr.Sanjay Srivastava, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and Mr.Vigyan Shah, Mr.Shantanu Sharma, Mr.Anand Sharma and Mr.V.K.Gupta, learned counsel appearing for
the respondents.
The factual canvass with fringe variations qua the writ petitioners (Respondents in the appeals) as available in the pleadings of S.B.Civil Writ Petition No.13488/2012 Vikas Kumar Agrawal V/s The State of Rajasthan & ors. (D.B.Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.1484/2012) would suffice. The assailment of the unsuccessful candidates having been sustained in the original proceedings, the State-respondents and several selectee candidates being aggrieved seek redress.
Referring   to   the   Act   of   2009,   the   writ   petitioners have admitted that the NCTE in terms of Section 23 thereof is the  designated Nodal Agency to prescribe the minimum qualifications of eligibility for appointment as Teacher   for   Class   I   to   VIII    in all Schools including those
administered by the State Government, Local Bodies as well as those which are Government aided and non-aided.
The NCTE vide its notification dated 23.8.2010 published on 25.8.2010 in the Gazette of India in invocation of its powers under the aforementioned legal provision, laid down the minimum qualifications for appointment as Teacher, obligating a pass of Teacher Eligibility Test (fo

short, hereinafter referred to as “the TET”) to be an inalienable pre-qualification thererfor. The TET was to be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with its (NCTE) guidelines prescribed for the purpose.
Clause 1(i)(b) and 1(ii)(b) of this notification laid down the requirement of a pass in the TET in the following terms:-
“Pass in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) to be conducted by the appropriate Government in
accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE for the purpose.”
The guidelines for conducting the TET were thereafter forwarded by NCTE to all Secretaries/Commissioners of Education of State Governments/UTs vide its letter No.76-
3/2010/NCTE/Acad dated 11.2.2011. Whereas in the uidelines, the minimum passing percentage for TET was 60%,   liberty   in   terms   of   Clause   9(a)   of   the aforementioned guidelines was accorded to the School managements (Government, Local Bodies, Government aided and unaided) to grant concession to persons belonging to SC/ST/OBC/differently abled persons etc., in accordance with their extant reservation policy. Clause 9 (b) provided that weightage should be given to TET scores in the recruitment process.



According to the writ petitioners, neither in the notification dated 23.8.2010 nor in the guidelines dated 11.2.2011 of NCTE, the extent of percentage to which relaxation could be granted in the qualifying marks for appointment to the post of Teacher or for qualifying in the TET examination, was mentioned.
In purported response to Clause 9(a) of the guidelines dated 11.2.2011, as the writ petitioners
contend, the State Government issued letter dated 23.3.2011 to the Secretary and Coordinator, Rajasthan, Teacher Eligibility Test, Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer conveying its decision to grant relaxation in minimum pass marks in the TET examination to reserved category candidates as encapsulated hereunder:
“(a) 10% to persons belonging to SC, ST, OBC, SBC and all women belonging to the general category.
(b) 15% to all women belonging to SC, ST, OBC,SBC and widowed and divorced women.
(c) 20% to persons covered under the definition of “persons with disability” under Clause(t) of Section 2 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.”
It was, thereafter, that the Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer   (Nodal   Agency   for   conducting TET examination in the State of Rajasthan) issued advertisement No.1/11 dated 30.3.2011 wherein it was inter-alia provided that a person, who scores 60% marks in the TET examination would qualify in it. However, relaxation on this prescription was granted to the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC etc. as contained in Clause 4(a), (b) & (c) of Part-II of the advertisement.

Subsequent thereto,  the NCTE vide notification dated 29.7.2011 amended its  earlier notification dated 23.8.2010 modifying the minimum qualifications for recruitment to the post of Teacher at both Levels I and II.
Under the reservation policy referred to therein, it was prescribed that relaxation upto 5% in the qualifying marks to the candidates belonging to reserved category such as SC/ST,OBC/PH would be extended. According to the writ petitioners, in view of this notification dated  29.7.2011,
though the State Government ought to have revoked its letter dated  23.3.2011 patently repugnant thereto or ought to have limited the relaxation in minimum qualifying marks in TET examination upto 5% to the reserved category candidates as identified,  results were declared and TET certificates were issued to them by illegally adhering to the relaxation announced vide its letter dated 23.3.2011.


The writ petitioners have further asserted that recruitment of Teachers for primary and upper primary
schools is made by the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Rajasthan under the provisions of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996 (for short, hereinafter referred to as “the Rules of 1996”) and vide notification dated 11.5.2011,  Rule 286 of the
Rules of 1996 had been amended and qualification for appointment of such Teachers had been predicated to be that specified by the NCTE in exercise of its power under Section 23 of the Act of 2009. From this point of view as well, the writ petitioners have insisted that relaxation in
excess of 5% in the minimum pass marks in the TET examination could not have been granted to the reserved category candidates and thus, only those amongst them, who had scored 55% (60% - 5%) or more could have been declared to have passed the said examination.
Noticeably, the writ petitioners include those belonging to the general category, who claim to have
secured more than 60% marks in RTET examination, 2011 at both the Levels. They  have alleged that in view of this unwarranted   and   impermissible relaxation ranging from 10% to 20% to different categories of candidates of reserved status in violation of the notification date 29.7.2011 of the NCTE,  whereas only 33% candidates of general category could succeed in the TET examination, their pass percentage of 60% having remained undiluted, the percentage of successful OBC candidates has soared to 61%, which according to them, is not only a patent phenomena of reversed discrimination but is also subversive of the underlying objective of TET examination
i.e. national bench mark of quality for securing higher level of academic excellence.
In this backdrop, the advertisement (s) for recruitment as Teacher Gr.III (Levels I and II) by
conducting district level examination (s) was/were issued for various districts and applications were also invited district-wise. The writ petitioners' perception is that thereby relaxation of 5% to  reserved category candidates vis-a-vis eligibility norms pertaining to academic qualification and  pass percentage of TET was accorded.
The advertisement further mentioned that in the assessment of merit for preparing the select list, 20% of the marks secured by the candidate (s) in RTET would be added to that obtained in the examination to be held.
Following the examination that was conducted on 2.6.2012 for both the levels, the results were declared for Level II on 25.8.2012. The writ petitioners have allege that in view of the  relaxation in the eligibility  norms  and minimum pass marks in the  TET examination for the reserved category candidates, the cut off level marks of the general category candidates stood pegged at 123.87.
By this, the candidates, who had been the beneficiary of such illegal relaxation of minimum pass marks  in the TET examination in contravention of the notification dated 29.7.2011 of NCTE, were   made to intrude in their (general category candidates) quota of seats prejudicially affecting their prospects  inspite of their superior performance and no fault of theirs. The assailment laid principally is founded on grant of relaxation in minimum pass marks in the TET examination beyond 5% in
violation of the perceived prescription to the contrary as engrafted in the notification dated 29.7.2011 of NCTE and the overall impact on the final selection for recruitment, of such illegal and impermissible advantage bestowed on the reserved category candidates,
The State-respondents in their reply while dismissing the challenge as frivolous and after-thought, have endorsed the impugned action as a conscious initiative to ensure that persons recruited as Teachers possess the essential aptitude and ability to meet the challenges of teaching at the primary and upper primary level, the same being the live purpose of the Act of 2009. 

While reiterating the sequence of events commencing from the notification dated 23.8.2010 of the NCTE, they have underlined the liberty granted to the State Government in terms of Clause 9 (a) of the guidelines of the NCTE dated 11.2.2011 to accord grant  relaxation to the reserved
category candidates of SC/ST, OBC, differently abled persons etc., in accordance with the extant reservation policy. While asserting that  a pass in the TET examination was only a mandatory eligibility norm to enable a candidate to participate in the main process of recruitment and that such a pass per se did not confer upon him/her a right to be appointed, the answering respondents averred that relaxation vide letter dated 23.3.2011 ranging from 10 to 20%  category-wise had
been granted as permissible in terms of Clause 9(a) of the guidelines dated 11.2.2011 of the NCTE.
They referred to S.B.Civil Writ Petition No.10785/2011 instituted by Durga Dass and others
repugning the process initiated by advertisement for conducting RTET examination, 2011 as well as the relaxation granted in terms  of Clause 9(a) of the guidelines dated 11.2.2011. Though a Single Bench of this Court vide order dated 9.9.2011, they have averred restrained  the issuance of eligibility certificate to the candidates, who had been declared passed, in D.B.Civil Special Appeal (Writ) No.2664/2011 State of Rajasthan V/s Durga Dass and ors.,  a Coordinate  Bench of this
Court vide order dated 6.1.2012 vacated the interim restraint observing that  the Single Bench lacked
jurisdiction to hear the matter in view of the nature of the challenges made.  The writ petition was ultimately dismissed as infructuous on 28.9.2012.
While admitting that vide notification dated 23.8.2010, the NCTE had  laid down the minimum
qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as Teacher for Class I to VIII in the School (s) referred to in clause (n) of Section 2 of the Act of 2009,  the Staterespondents pleaded that relaxation upto 5% in the qualifying marks as per notification dated  29.7.2011 had no bearing on the norms of eligibility qua TET to be conducted by the appropriate Government and that the correlation in this regard sought to be laid by the petitioners, was wholly misconceived. The answering
respondents iterated that the NCTE permitted and granted relaxation upto 5%  to the candidates belonging to reserved category qua the  qualifying marks in the academic qualification i.e.senior secondary or it

equivalent examination, graduation etc. only and that the said concession had no nexus at all with the pass marks to qualify the TET.

They admitted that vide notification dated 11.5.2011, Rule 286  of the Rules of 1996 was amended and the qualifications for appointment as Teacher in the primary and upper primary schools were
prescribed attuned to the criteria formulated by the NCTE in   exercise   of   its   power   under   Section   23(1)   of   the   Act   of 2009. They referred as well to the circular dated 11.5.2011 (Annex.8 to the writ petition no.13488/2012) to highlight that the  candidates belonging to
OBC/SBC/SC/ST etc., who had secured more marks than those obtained by the last unreserved category candidate, were to be construed against unreserved category and not against the vacancies meant for reserved category irrespective of the fact whether or not he/she had availed any of the special concessions available to them.
According to the respondents, in response to the advertisement for recruitment of Teachers, candidates who were eligible and possessed of the requisite qualifications as prescribed by the NCTE vide notification dated 23.8.2010 as amended, were permitted to participate in the process and on the completion of the written examination, a merit list was drawn up on the basis   of   the   marks   secured   by   the   candidates   in   the written examination with the weightage of the marks
secured in the RTET examination. While  denying that any ineligible candidate, as alleged  by the petitioners, had been allowed to participate in the selection process, the respondents reiterated that the relaxation granted to the reserved categories had been strictly in terms of the norms prescribed by the NCTE. According to them, a candidate belonging to the reserved category, who on the basis of the pattern of evaluation, secured  marks higher than the last candidate in  the general category, was
construed to be in the general category and adjusted accordingly.
The NCTE in its reply averred that as the “academic authority”  designated under the Act of 2009, it (NCTE) by its notification dated 23.8.2010 laid down the minimum qualifications for a candidate to be eligible for appointment as Teacher for  Class I to VIII. These norms, which are uniformly applicable to all the States, inter-alia enjoined that a person to be eligible for such appointment
would have to pass TET conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with its (NCTE) guidelines.
These guidelines, the answering respondent stated, were circulated vide its letter dated 11.2.2011 whereby in terms of clause-9 thereof, relaxation/concession of/to the qualifying norm of 60% in TET examination was granted vis-a-vis candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/differently abled persons in accordance with the extant reservation policy. While clarifying that the process for conducting TET
and recruitment of Teachers is within the domain of respective State Governments and that it had no role in these exercises, it (NCTE)  underlined that the State Governments were required  to adhere to the minimum qualifications and the guidelines  stipulated by it. That the extent of relaxation in the cut off marks to be granted was also within the jurisdiction and realm of the respective State Governments depending  upon their existing reservation policy, was highlighted as well. The answering respondent explained that the concept of relaxation in TET score ingrained in clause 9(a) of the guidelines dated 11.2.2011 did denote that  the appropriate Government was authorized to grant such concession in the minimum pass marks to be obtained in the TET examination by the
aforementioned reserved category candidates. This, however, had no nexus with the lowering of minimum qualifying marks at the  secondary or graduation level (academic qualification) for entry in the Teacher Education Course  (s) for the reserved category candidates. While reiterating that as per Clause 9(b) of the guidelines dated 11.2.2011, weightage of the marks secured in the TET
examination had to be accorded in the recruitment process, it was contended that relaxation upto 5% marks to the candidates belonging to the reserved category was with regard to the minimum marks specified in paragraph
(1) of the notification dated 23.8.2010 relatable to academic qualifications i.e. senior secondary or
graduation, as the case may be, for admission into various Teacher Education  Courses. According to the NCTE, the relaxation was qua qualifying marks in the academic qualification in conformity with the mandate of the National Council of Teachers Education (Recognized Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2009 (for short, hereinafter referred to as “the Regulations of 2009”).
In the rejoinder filed in S.B.Civil Writ Petition No.13488/2012, the petitioner therein while admitting
that no challenge to any guideline or  notification of NCTE had been laid by him, did assert that the impugned action of   the   State   Government   in granting relaxation as conveyed by its letter dated 23.3.2011 was null and void being transgressive of the notification dated 29.7.2011 clearly limiting the relaxation  in   the   pass   marks   to   5% under the extant reservation policy. While reiterating that In view of this enjoinment, it was not permissible for the State Government to grant relaxation beyond 5% in the qualifying marks for TET examination under the garb of Clause 9(a) of the guidelines dated 11.2.2011, he pleaded that acting to the contrary by granting relaxation from 10 to 20% for a pass in the TET, the very basic purpose of taking the same had been  compromised and thus, the entire selection process was vitiated by the said irreversible infirmity. Asserting that the notification dated 11.5.2011 adjusting the reserved category candidates, who had availed the benefit of relaxations in the qualifying marks, against the quota of the general
category candidate is patently illegal
, the petitioner has referred to circulars dated  17.6.1996, 4.3.2002 and 24.6.2008 of the Department of Personnel, Government of Rajasthan indicating that  such an accommodation was permissible if relaxation or special concession was/were
availed only with regard to fee. The migration of the reserved category candidates benefited by the concession qua qualifying marks for passing the TET into the portion of the unreserved category candidate, has been repudiated thus to be illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory.
By an interim application, the petitioners have also brought on record the fact  that out of 40,000 posts of Teacher, only 20% candidates belonging to general category has been selected in view of the arbitrary and unallowable large scale relaxation granted to the candidates of reserved category in the qualifying marks for TET in gross violation of the NCTE guidelines resulting in induction of persons lower in merit thereby rendering the salutary and underlying objectives of the Act of 2009 nugatory.



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