A division judge bench of the Justice Vipin Sanghi and R.C. Khulbe of Uttarakhand HC has held that 18 month D.El.Ed. Training Diploma conducted through the ODL mode in elementary education by the NIOS is a valid Diploma for applying against the regular posts of Assistant Teachers (Primary) in the State of Uttarakhand.

Facts:

The petitioner has filed the present writ petition to seek the following relief-

  1. To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the govt. order dated 10.02.2021 issued by the respondent no. 1.
  2. To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus declaring that the training diploma of D.El.Ed. conducted by National Institute of Open Schooling NOIDA (through ODL mode) in elementary education, is valid diploma for the purpose of applying against the regular post of Assistant Teachers in Govt. Primary Schools in the state of Uttarakhand.
  3. To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents no. 1 and 2 to permit the petitioners to participate in the ongoing selection process for the post of Assistant Teachers (elementary) in govt. primary schools, in pursuance to the advertisements issued by the District Education officers of all the Districts in the state of Uttarakhand and may also be directed to consider the candidatureship of the petitioners for the appointment on the post of Assistant Teachers in govt. primary schools.

Observations of the Court:

The court observed that issues raised in the present petition have already been considere in a batch of writ petitions, including Writ Petition (S/S) No. 350 of 2021 Nandan Singh and others vs. State of Uttarakhand and another, which was decided on 14.09.2022. In this case, this court have allowed the said petitions, and held that the 18 month D.El.Ed. Training Diploma conducted through the ODL mode in elementary education by the NIOS is a valid Diploma for applying against the regular posts of Assistant Teachers (Primary) in the State of Uttarakhand. The respondent-State were directed by this bench to consider their candidatures for the said posts on the basis of the applications made by them pursuant to the advertisement. The Order dated 10.02.2021 issued by the issued by the Secretary, Department of Elementary Education, Uttarakhand, Dehradun was quashed by us.

Decision:                                    

The present writ petition was allowed by following the precedent and the Order dated 10.02.2021 issued by the issued by the Secretary, Department of Elementary Education, Uttarakhand, Dehradun was quashed.

Case: Deepak Kumar and Others vs State of Uttarakhand and Others

Citation: WRIT PETITION (S/B) NO. 288 OF 2022

Coram: Justice Vipin Sanghi and R.C. Khulbe

Dated: 18.10.2022

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