IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14647 of 2009 1. SHYAM NANDAN KUMAR S/O RUP LAL MOCHI R/O VILL- VESHMA, P.S. ASHTHAWAN, DISTT. NALANDA 2. MADAN KUMAR S/O RAMJEE RAVIDAS R/O VILL- RAMIBIGHA, P.S. ASHTHAWAN, DISTT. NALANDA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPTT., NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR, SECONDARY EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPTT., BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION NALANDA 4. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER BIHAR SHARIF, NALANDA 5. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER ASHTHAWAN, NALANDA 6. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER HILSA, NALANDA ----------- 2 9.2.2010 Heard Counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing for the State. Petitioners have prayed for a direction to the respondent authorities to consider their certificate of BTC granted by Gandhi Hindi Vidhyapith, Prayag, Allahabad, U.P. for their appointment as Trained Panchayat Teacher/Block Teacher. The B.T.C. certificate granted by Gandhi Hindi Vidhyapith, Prayag, Allabhabd has been held not as equivalent certificate needed for appointment of teaching in Elementary School. 2 The Division Bench in LPA No. 387 of 2009 has decided that B.T.C. certificate is neither a recognized degree nor an equivalent degree for the purposes of appointment as trained Assistant Teacher. Considering the fact that issue has already been settled by the Division Bench, this application is dismissed. (Mridula Mishra,J.)