IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7585 of 2009 RAJESH KUMAR RAI, SON OF SRI RAJ BALLAM RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE + P.O. TARADHAMAUN, P.S. PATORI, DISTRICT – SAMASTIPUR. … PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, PATNA. 5. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, VAISHALI. ……… RESPONDENTS. ----------- 03/ 29.03.2010 Prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the respondents to consider his certificate of Baby Teachers Training, granted by Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Prayag, Allahabad, U.P. for appointment as Primary teacher in the second phase of appointment being done in the Primary schools under Rules, 2008. The issue relating to the validity, equivalence and recognition of the B.T.C. certificate has been decided by the Division Bench in L.P.A. No. 387 of 2009. The finding is that B.T.C. certificate is neither equivalent to the Teachers Training, which is required for appointment as a trained teacher in Primary and Middle Schools. It is also held that this degree is not recognized for the purposes of appointment in Primary and Middle Schools as a trained - 2 - teacher. Considering the finding recorded by the Division Bench settling the issue, this application is dismissed. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)