Gauhati High Court
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GAHC010031952021
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WA/69/2021
SHYAMALIMA DAS AND 38 ORS
D/O NABIN DAS, R/O HOUSE NO. 3, KUNDIL NAGAR, HIRIMBAPUR PATH,
ODALBAKRA, GUWAHATI, DIST. KAMRUP(M) (ASSAM), PIN-781034
2: GAUTAM DAS
S/O GOHINDRA CHANDRA DAS
VILL MENIPUR PART I
PO SILDUBI
DIST. CACHAR (ASSAM)
PIN 788112
3: MUKTADIR HUSSAIN LASKAR
C/O ALIM UDDIN LASKAR
VILL UTTARJOSNABAD-I
PO LALA
DIST. HAILAKANDI (ASSAM)
PIN-788163
4: MOHESH BAISHNAB
S/O LAKSHINDAR BAISHNAB
VILL KHELMA PT-I. PO GUMAR BAZAR
DIST. CACHAR (ASSAM)
PIN-788815
5: BISHAL LASKAR
S/O RAKESH LASKAR
VILL KHELMA PT-I
PO GUMRA BAZAR
DIST CACHAR (ASSAM)
PIN-788815
6: DILWAR HUSSAIN
S/O RAFIQUL HOQUE
VILL KAZIRGRAM
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PO BHANGA BAZAR
DIST KARIMGANJ (ASSAM)
PIN-788701
7: ASHALATA DEVI
S/O SAILESH NATH
VILL BAKRIHARWAR PART I
PO PANCHGRAM
DIST HAILAKANDI (ASSAM)
PIN-788802
8: ANJANA SINGHA
C/O KRISHNA KUMAR SINGHA
VILL KASHIPUR
PO BORKHOLA
DIST CACHAR (ASSAM)
PIN-788110
9: R K BINDIYA SANA
D/O BIRENDRA SANA VILL CHNDAM LEIKAI PO KAPTANPUR
DIST CACHAR (ASSAM)
PIN-788119
10: AMIT BORO
S/O PRAMOD BORO
VILL BONDAIJARONI
PO NO.2 PIRAKATA
DIST SONITPUR(ASSAM)
PIN-784110
11: DEEP JYOTI SAIKIA
S/O LATE JADAB SAIKIA
VILL BARPUKHURI
PO KABIRALI
DIST. UDALGURI (ASSAM)
PIN-784525
12: MOHAMMAD SALIM AHMED
S/O MOHAMMAD JALAL UDDIN
VILL GULCHARA
PO GULCHARA
DIST. KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN-788720
13: SALIM BANI AMIN
S/O ABDUR RASHID
VILL CHAILA BARI
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PO KIRTAN PARA
DIST. BONGAIGAON
ASSAM
PIN-783384
14: JYOTSNA RANI DEVI
D/O SUBUDH CHANDRA NATH
VILL MAYENGIA GAON
PO CHARAI BAHI
DIST MORIGAON ASSAM
PIN-782106
15: RINKI DEKA
C/O KHAGENDRA NATH DEKA VILL SARIKOT
PO SARIKOT
DIST. KAMRUP (R)
ASSAM
PIN 781380
16: KABITA KUMARI
W/O APURBA KATAKY
VILL AMLOKHI DOLONI
PO HALEM DIST. BISWANATH ASSAM
PIN-784170
17: BHAWANI NARAH
D/O NIRAN NARAH
VILL PUTABIL
PO BORGOYA KHAGORI
DIST. LAKHIMPUR
PIN 787031
18: RUPSHAN AHMED BARBHUIYA
S/O FOKOR UDDIN BARBHUIYA
VILL PURBOKITTERBOND II
PO AMALA
DIST. HAILAKANDI
PIN 788164
19: MOUMITA GOPE
D/O RAM KUMAR GOPE
VILL DUHALIA
PO DUHALIA
DIST. KARIMGANJ
PIN-788724
20: SURAJIT DEY
S/O SUBAL DEY
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VILL DAKHIN GOLAGHAT BASTI
PO HOJAI
DIST. HOJAI
PIN 782435
21: MARFUN NEHAR BEGM
C/O NARUL HAQUE
VILL ULUBARI
PO JANGALPARA
DIST. DARRANG
PIN 784116
22: CHAMPAK JYOTI DAS
C/O DWIJEN DAS
VILL BHATHIPARA
PO CHHAYGAON
DIST. KAMRUP (R)
PIN 781124
23: ARIFA BEGUM
C/O SARIFUDDIN AHMED
VILL KALYANPUR
PO MORIGAON
DIST. MORIGAON
PIN-782105
24: MUSADDIKA AHMED
C/O ERSHAD AHMED
VILL KALYANPUR
PO MORIGAON
DIST. MORIGAON
PIN-782105
25: PANKAJ DHUNGANA
S/O BHOLA DHUNGANA
VILL KAMAR PATHAR
PO BORGAON
DIST. SONITPUR
PIN-784149
26: TANUSRI SHILL
S/O DHANESH SHILL
VILL KATONGAON
PO THELAMARA
DIST. SONITPUR
PIN-784149
27: RAJESH KR. DEORI
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C/O DIMBAJIT DEURI
R/O HOUSE NO. 43
JUGASHREE NAGAR MODERN SCHOOL ROAD
PO KAHILIPARA
DIST. KAMRUP (M)
PIN 781019
28: SANGHITA DEY
D/O SWAPAN KUMAR DEY
VIL DEBESHWAR BHABAN
JAGAT KUTIR
DIST SILCHAR
ASSAM
PIN 788004
29: PARISMITA DEORI
C/O DIMBAJIT DEURI
R/O HOUSE NO 43
JUGASHREE NAGAR
MODERN SCHOOL
ROAD
KAHILIPARA
DIST. KAMRUP (M)
PIN 781019
30: MARZIA SULTANA LASKAR
D/O NIZAM UDDIN LASKAR
VILL KANAKPUR PART I
DIST. CACHAR
PIN-788006
31: SUSMITA BHATTACHARJEE
D/O SWAPAN KUMAR BHATTACHARJEE
VIVEKANANDA ROAD
W/O 7
PO LALA DIST HAILKANDI(ASSAM)
PIN-788163
32: SUTOPA DAS
D/O LATE SURAJIT CH. DAS
VILL UDHARBOND
PO UDHARBOND
DIST. CACHAR
PIN 788030
33: SWEETY CHAKRABORTY
D/O LATE RANJIT CHAKRABORTY
VILL UDHARBAND DAYAPUR
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DIST. CACHAR ASSAM
PIN -788030
34: JAYANTA BORUAH
S/O JIBAN BORUAH
VILL BIHPURIA WARD NO. 4
PO BIHPURIA
DIST. LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN 784161
35: LIPI SAIKIA
D/O ARUN SAIKIA
VILL NIZ GOHPUR
PO GOHPUR
DIST. BISWANATH
PIN 784168
36: JOYSHREE SAIKIA
D/O ROBIN SAIKIA VILL NORTH HATIBARGAON L.K ROAD NEAR PKB
NURSINGH HOME PO HAIBARGAON
DIST NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN 782002
37: RAFIQUL ISLAM
C/O LATE AMIR UDDIN VILL URIA GRANT TUBUKI
PO JUMARMUR
DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
PIN -782427
38: SUHEL AHMED
S/O LATE NOOR AHMED VILL KANKALASH
PO BHANGA BAZAR
DIST. KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN-788701
39: PRITILATA DAS
D/O LT. NARESH CHANDRA DAS
VILL PO FAKUA GRAM DIST. KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 78872
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS
REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER SECRETARY, TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM,
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EDUCATION ELEMENTARY DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006
2:THE DIRECTOR
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI-781019
3:THE UNION OF INDIA
REP. BY THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA
DEPTT. OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
SASTRI BHAWAN
NEW DELHI-110001
4:THE AXOM SARBA SIKSHA ABHIJAN MISSION
REP. BY THE MISSION DIRECTOR
SARBA SIKSHA ABHIJAN MISSION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI-781019
5:THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHER EDUCATION
(A STATUTORY BODY OF GOVT. OF INDIA) HAVING ITS OFFICE AT HANZ
BHAWAN WING II BAHADUR SHAH ZAFARMARG
NEW DELHI-110002
6:THE MISSION DIRECTOR
SARBA SIKSHA ABHIJAN MISSION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI-78101
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K M MAHANTA
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SSA
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HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. SUDHANSHU DHULIA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK
19-07-2021
(Sudhanshu Dhulia, CJ)
The matter is taken up through video conferencing.
Heard Mr. K.K. Mahanta, learned senior counsel for the appellants. Also
heard Mr. D. Saikia, learned Advocate General, Assam; Mr. S. Bora, learned
standing counsel, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Mr. R.K.D. Choudhury, learned
Assistant Solicitor General of India, appearing for the respondents.
The issue in the present case is whether the writ appellants were qualified
to become teachers in the elementary schools under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
as the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET), which they had qualified was not of the
State Government but of the Central Government. This aspect is no more res
integra inasmuch as a similar controversy relating to the same issue regarding
eligibility of Teachers' Eligibility Test of the Central Government has already been
dealt with and decided by this Court vide its judgment and order dated
03.02.2021 passed in Writ Appeal No.24/2021, wherein it has been held that
under the facts and circumstances of that case and the situation prevailing in
the State, those candidates who have qualified the Central Teachers' Eligibility
Test were qualified to become teachers in elementary schools in the State. The
same is the issue at the present case as well. The only difference is that
whereas in the case which has already been decided by this Court, i.e. Writ
Appeal No.24/2021, the appellants before this Court were candidates for
Government Elementary Schools and in the present case, the appellants are
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candidates for schools run by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
Mr. D. Saikia, learned Advocate General of the State has also very fairly
submitted before this Court that this case is squarely covered by the decision of
this Court dated 03.02.2021 rendered in Writ Appeal No.24/2021.
In view of the above, after hearing the learned counsels appearing for the
parties, this appeal is also disposed of on the same terms and conditions as
stipulated by this Court in its judgment and order dated 03.02.2021 passed in
Writ Appeal No.24/2021.
JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE
Comparing Assistant
