IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9385 of 2009 1.Ranjit Prakash, son of Ram Dahin Singh, resident of village- Makhdumpur, P.O. and P.S.-Kurtha, District-Arwal. 2. Mukesh Singh, son of Satyendra Singh, resident of village- Makhdumpur, P.O. and P.S.-Kurtha, District-Arwal. 3. Sudha Sinha, W/o Nagendra Prasad, resident of village-Rakasia, P.S.-Shakurabad, District-Jehanabad. 4. Kumari Kanchan, W/o Sudarshan Singh, resident of village-Tali, P.S.-Kurtha, District-Arwal. 5. Lalita Kumari, W/o Rajendra Singh son of Pandit, P.S.-Kurtha, District-Arwal. ...........Petitioners. Versus 1.The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary-cum- Commissioner, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar. 2. The Director (Secondary Education) Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director (Primary Education) Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Superintendent of Education Gaya, District-Gaya. 5. The District Superintendent of Eduation Jehanabad, District- Jehanabad. 6. The District Superintendent of Education Arwal, District-Arwal. ............Respondents. ----------- For the petitioners : Rajeev Kumar Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. Mani Kant Mishra, G.P. 21. 2/ 18.08.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner’s prayer is for a direction to the respondents to recognize his B.T.C. (Baby Teacher’s Training Certificate) issued by Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith Prayag Allahabad, U.P. as a genuine training certificate and to consider his candidature for appointment on the post of Assistant Teacher as a trained candidate. Counsel for the petitioners submits that Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith Prayag was registered under Societies Registration Act - 2 - 21, 1860 and it was recognized institution by Government of India, Ministry of Education and Culture. The teacher’s training degree issued by this institution was recognized for employment to the posts and service under the Central Government. All the petitioners are claiming that they completed their training course prior to 1.7.1995 i.e. the date of enforcement of N.C.T.E. Act. It has further been submitted that the State Government has also taken a decision to recognize teacher’s training certificate such as B.T.C certificate issued from Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith Prayag, U.P. as a genuine certificate for the purposes of trained teachers’ appointment, in case the training course has been completed and the certificate issued prior to 1.7.2009, since, petitioners have completed their course prior to 1.7.2009 as such, in the light of the Government decision they are claiming their entitlement for consideration of their certificates for purposes of appointment as a trained candidates. Reliance has been placed by the petitioners on a decision reported in 2008(4) P.L.J.R. 688, wherein in a similar facts and circumstances of the case, a direction has been issued to the respondents to consider candidature of the petitioners as trained candidate on the basis of B.T.C. certificates issued from Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith Prayag, Allahabad, U.P. This application is being disposed of in terms of the decision reported in 2008(4) P.L.J.R. 688. The respondents will verify and examine training certificates of the petitioners. In case the - 3 - claim made by the petitioners regarding passing out of teachers training and issuance of training certificates prior to 1.7.1995 is found to be true, petitioners be given similar benefits, as directed in the reported decision. Their candidature should also be considered for appointment on the post of Assistant Trained Teacher. Sanjeet/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)