IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11123 of 2009 SUDESH KUMAR 'SUMAN' & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 28.10.2009 Heard Counsel for the petitioners and the Counsel appearing for the State. Petitioners have filed this application for a direction to the authorities of the concerned Panchayat in the District of Bhagalpur to consider their individual cases of appointment as Panchayat/Prakhand Teacher considering their Teachers’ Training certificate granted to them by the Nivedita Teachers Training College, West Bengal. Petitioners are claiming that the institution from where they have obtained the training certificate is a recognized Institution and in this regard an order has been passed by the Delhi High Court. In cases like the present one, question which needs consideration are, whether the degree has been obtained by the petitioners from this Institution prior to 1995? Whether petitioners’ degree is genuine one and whether the Institution from which they have obtained their degree was actually imparting education prior to 1995? These are the questions, which need proper inquiry, as such no direction can be issued to the respondents for recognizing petitioners’ degree unless a proper enquiry is conducted - 2 - in this regard. Petitioners’ have option. They may represent their case before the concerned authorities, specially before the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. In case such representations are filed, the respondent authorities may take proper action for examining the validity of the degree as well as genuineness of the Institution. (Mridula Mishra,J.) A.Kumar