IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9045 of 2009 1.Kumari Pinki 2.Subodh Kumar Pankaj…Petitioners Versus The State of Bihar and others…O.Ps. ----------- 2 7.8.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioners have prayed for a direction to the respondents to consider their candidature for appointment as trained Assistant Teacher pursuant to Advertisement No.3148 dated 25.8.2008. Petitioners have completed their Teachers Training course from Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag at Allahabad. Petitioner No.1 has completed her course in the year 1995 for which a degree was issued on 2.10.1995. Petitioner No.2 has completed his course in the year 1990. Petitioners’ grievance is that, though, they have got genuine, legal and valid Teachers Training degree, they are not being considered for appointment and their names are not being included in the final merit list. Reliance has been placed by the petitioners on a Judgment of this Court passed in CWJC No.469/2009 and analogous cases where it has been held that whosoever have acquired their qualification from Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag at Allahabad, prior to 17.8.1995 are liable to be considered for appointment after verifying all their education certificates. 2 The petitioners had annexed an order dated 22.1.2009 of the Regional Deputy Director of Education, Koshi Division, Saharsa, in CWJC No.469/2009(Annexure-7) wherein a specific direction was given to the concerned authorities to recognise such qualification from the aforesaid Institution for employment as Assistant Teacher who have acquired such qualification prior to 17.8.1995. The Respondent Nos.4 District Education Officer, Vaishali and Respondent No.8 Block Education Extension Officer, Lalgunj, Vaishali, will consider the cases of the petitioners in the light of the Judgment passed by this Court in CWJC No.469/2009 and analogous cases. In case, the petitioners fulfil the conditions regarding acquisition of their qualification from Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag at Allahabad prior to 17.8.1995, they should be considered for appointment as trained teacher in case they have requisite percentage of marks for appointment. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid directions/observations. SKBOSE (Mridula Mishra)