r1 58 4e e4 t5 0 CWP Nose135311735512463 12525 13717 1380114704 1 12289and 14702of2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PIJNJAB AND HARYANA AT CllANDIGARI DATE OF IIECJSION2 30 e6e2010 leCWP Noe13531of2009 P Q WalityRain andothers 0 e Petitioners Versus StateofPunjab and others 1esponclents X 2CWP N0012463of2009 Z BaljitKaur C24 Petitioner X Versus 05 StateofPunjab and others 7 P 3eCWP Noe14274 of2009 1 Kainlesh Kumari Petitioners Versus StateofPunjab andothers 1 4eCWP N13717 of2009 Kaur andothers etitioners Versus StateofPunjaband others espondeilts 50CWP N0012525 of2009 a Rawat Seema 2014.04.11 14: 06 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 59 47 kd Jt CWP Nos3531 17355 12463 12525 13717 13801 14704 2 12289and 14702of2009 JaswinderKaur andothers Petitioners Versus StateofPunjab andothers Respondents 6CWP Noe14704of2009 Tek Chandandanother t f e ePetitioners 0 Versus 11 StateofPunjab andothers C9 7eCWP Noe17355 of2009 X RajniDhall Z Petitioners 2 Versus X State ofPunjab and others C5 8eCWPNo12289 of2009 t20 Il Vikram Singhetc 7 0 Petitioners Versus StateofPunjab etc 7espondents 9eCWP Noe13801 of2009 MrsPranshaktiandothers etitioncrs Versus StateofPunjaband others Respondents 100CWPN0014702 of2009 Rawat Seema 2014.04.11 14: 06 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 60 A 9 Ol a CWPNse13531 17355 12463 12525 1371713801 14704 3 12289and 14702of2009 e Petitioners Versus StateofPunjab andothers e CORAM IlONBLE Ml7eJUSTlCE PERNIOD KOHLI t 0 PRESENT2 Mranjiv GuptaMr3PSVirk 4 MrRjinderSinglaMrAininder Singh MrPeeush Dadwal Z MrChamanLal Advocatcfor the MrPCGoyalAddlG Punjab Z 2 1 PermodKohli Jo Z In view of the common of facts and law these writ C 0 are being ofbyIlhiscominon order All the writ petitions r exceptCWP Nos4274 and 13531of 2009 were heard on 6A2010 1z 5 whereasabove referred two writ petitions were heardon 8 and 9 L and reservcd to be of thc 1 original bunchof writ petitions The in all thcse writ petitions are working as volunteers forrunning GuarantoeeSchemeEGS9for tcaching childrenin the villagesThe EGS Ccntres were openedunder the Guarantee Scheme by the Government of India under Sai7v Shiksha AbhiyanProgrammeStatc Council of Education Research and Punjab issued a publicnotice inviting to r 0 t Rawat Seema 2014.04.11 14: 06 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 61 r vr rt 1 p 17355 12463 12525 13717 1380114704 4 12289and 14702 of2009 identifyeligible persons for admission to D3d course clarifled as ETT CourselThe eligibilityconditions prescribedin thc said publicnotice were as underl 1 That the applicantmust have passed1042 Or cquivalent examination m Ct 2rhat the applicanlmust have passedthe Punjabi 0 examinalionupto10 class 0 I 3On the date of thc application dt C5 I 2572008 thc age of thc applicantmaynot be Ilelowtllan 18 yearsand should not be more thall Z 42 years 2 C 4That the applicantmusl have taughtfor two eme years in Ihe EducationGuarantecSchemc Centres 08 C13 as EGS Voluntcersrllll byPunjab t awn Statc The last datefclrsubinissionIf application Q was 25llu1y 2008 It is staledthat thc petitionersbeingeligiblesubmittedthcir wilhin theprescribedtime Aforesaiclpulllicnoticcwas followedbyanotherpublic nOtiCe seckinginformationand identilyfor eligOblc C candidatesfor admission ll ETT coursc This jlublicnotice was in rnodillcationof thc earlier publicnoticC e Followiilgmodificaions WCrc notiOedl 1Thal tnaxinlumage of 42 ycars mcnliolled111 theearlicr in IligillilityCtllumn110 A is bcingrcmovcd 2 The Dld pliIllished 111thc earlicr adverliscrnent Rawat Seema 2014.04.11 14: 06 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 62 1 1 P 1 P t 4 CWP Nose1353117355 12463 12525 13717 13801 14704 5 12289 and 14702 of2009 maybe rcad as 1TT 3iest of tbe instructions wil l remaln same as publishedin thcadvertisenlentdt 16708 4rhis advertisement1S only for the purpose to gathertlle information of lhe idcntityof the 1 eligiblepersons 0 5Applicatiollsshould reach Ily 2209 through C3 registcredloost beforc the Principal Distt C5 Education andSocial Welfare Instilulions I 4 6The application who havc alreadysubmitted 2 thcir application in referenccto the advcrtisemcnt L tlleyshould not to rcsublnitthc same and thosc I candidates w1110 could not submiltheir 08 CO by257118theycan now submitthe 7 Another publicnotice was issticd by thc SC1SRT Punjabdated 2 2372009 ln continuationto earlicr advcrtiscmcntclatocd16 72008 and tl 232009 wherebyconditionof having50Io marks 1111042 in General Category and 450Iomarks for ScheduledCaste Catcgory was laid down It was alsoprescribedthat theEGS volunteersapplicants shouldhavepasscd C Punjabiupto 10 Class and experiencccertiftcatclpcrccntagcof marks would beconsideredduringlhe which was notiOcdtclbc hcldon 25 July 2009 The petitioners lhrough their EGS Teacher Ullion Punjab submittedtheir to tIlcDircctor t0 the conditionof 50Io marksfor Generaland 45Yomarksfor therescrveclciltcgorycandidatcs ln thc publicnotice datcd 2372009 In the mcanwhilc anolhcr public notlce dated 1782009 was issltcd in continuationto carlier thrce puhlic Rawat Seema 2014.04.11 14: 06 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 63 1 r P 1 CWP Nos13531 17355 12463 12525 13717 13801 14704 6 12289 and 14702of2009 notices datcd 1672008 231 2009 and 2332009 rcspectively the eligibilityconditions of 50Io marks for Gencral Categoryand40 marksfor reserved categoriesinl042 examination I3vcn thc candidateswho passedin the first counseling and who had not passedPunjabitill 222009 and also the candidateswho had not deposited a thc fce and awilling lo 1 s4 depositthe fee were furthcr callcd for counscling Oll 192009 The petitioncrs have challcngcd t 0 Ihepublicnoticc dated2372009 172009 0 the condition of 5096 and450Io marlcsfor Gcneral and Rescrvcd C5 Categories was introducedas eligibility for adinission to ISTT C course The contention of the IS that Ioy lSSUlng Z puhlicnes theoriginaladlertisementnotice 1S soughtto bc amendedwhich is 1n law The Statehas flled a a 3 detailcdreplyIt is statedtllat theoriginalpublic noliccs datcd 1672008 05 a0 and 2312009 were lIl fact not the advertisemenlnotices Thcse noticcs mw0 were issuedonlyfor collectioilof informato to identifycligiblecandidales Z from EGS volunteers It is flirtherstatedthat the publicnotices dated Ll 2372009 and 1782009 thoughissued byway of but lll fact the Public noticcs laid dowi the quali13catinsfor admissionfcIr Teacher Training J7urther stand of thc State 1S that thc eligibilityconditionshavc 1ccn Iaid down by thc NCTE thc apex body 4we which regulates the of ETT and other Teachcr TrainingCOUlSCS in thc countrYeThe Statehas alsoplaccdon record Annexure Rel which lS Appendix2 of the nonns and slandards for ElcincntaryTeacher issucd by thc NCTIS Under 32 of thc said notiflcalion the for admissionto B1d Coursc are prcscrihcd The condition readsas underl Rawat Seema 2014.04.11 14: 06 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 64 r P V4 1leJ 4 CWP 7 12289and 14702 of2009 32 Eligibility 22 Candidate with at lcast 500Iomarks in the senioritysecondaiy 322 The rescrvation for SCISTIOBC and other categorics shall be as per the rules of the Central m ir GovernmentlStateGovernment whichever 1S 0 applicableThere shall be relaxation of 5Io marks 0 I 111avour of SCISTIOBCand olhcr calegories of C9 candidates Il I Thoughthe State relied upon the norms prescribcdby the NCTll4 2 however the NCTE was not Il parly to thc petitionVidc W order dated 20102009 passcdin some of the writ petitlions including CWPN012463 of 2009 NCTI was impleadcd as parly and olj rl askedlo file itsreplyNCTE hasalso Oleditsreply thestandof ea the Stateas regardtheeligibllity for admissionto thccourse It is Z statedthat under 2005 Regulation and norms and standardfor tl Tcacher the eligibility was at least45Io lnarksin thC or its equivalent examination Howcvcr thesercgulations were substitutcdby 2007 wherein the minimum marks werc at lcast 500A in the Sr Examinationwitlh eee relaxation of 5Yo marks 111 case of Reservcd Catcgories In view of lhe abovestand of the NCTE the ciigibilityprescribcdby the Slate vide its notiflcationsdated23009 and 1782009 cannot be said to be illegalIt 1S also relevantto noticc that thc Orst two publicnoticesdatcd 162008 and 232009 specitlcallymenlion ahout the informationto idenlifyIhC eligihlecandidatcs 2 of lllc aforcsaid publicnoticc rcads as Rawat Seema 2014.04.11 14: 06 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 65 1 V P 5 4 CWP N0se1353117355 12463 12525 13717 1380114704 8 12289and 14702 of2009 undec Tlle eligibilityand identityfor eligiblecandidatesfor admissionto ETT Course It is evident that publicnotice dated 237009 prescribesthc mlnlmum for General and Rcscrved Catcgories Learned counsel 1m Ct foiethepetitioners has relied upon tWO of this Court In the case 0 of Subhash handra VS The Institute of Medical 0 I Education and Research Chandigarhand another 199731RSJ 346 it C has been held that the admissionbrochure cannot be permitted to be I amendedor altered at the stagcA similar view hasbcen hcld 111 Z thecase of Munish IChanduja vse Guru JombhcsbwarUnivery msar l and others 2002 RSJ 463 Jn tlle prcscntcase thequcstionis ofthe I eligibilityThe first two publicnoticesrelicd upon bythc pctitioners arc lll 08 fact not the complete brochurefor e QO admissicn The conditionin 7 the aforesaidnotices is thc informationin rcspcclofthe eligibilily Z ofthe EGS VolunteersThcse noticeswerc followedbytwo publicnotices tl layingdown the eligibility as per the norms laid down Ilythe NCTE It 1S also perlinent to note that as per the rcplyfiled by the NCTE thcsc eligililily conditions have been laitl down by the stalutory framcd by the NCTE The statutorycondition laid clown cannot bc e with These conditionshavc to bc followccl beingcsscnlial eligibility for admissionto thecoursc Thcse petitionswere filed for admissionto the Course duringtllc sessiclIl 20092010 It is more than one ycar Otherwiscalso at this belatcd stage no relief can be grantedlo the pctitionersln CWP Nos12525 and 13713 of 2009 the petitioncrs havealso placed OIl rccord a publicnotlCC Rawat Seema 2014.04.11 14: 06 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 W d CWP Noso1353117355 12463 12525 13717 13801 14704 9 12289and 14702of2009 dated 262010 wherein thc EGS volunteers have bcen given special chance to improve the percentageIli is contended on behalf of thcI petitionersthat the petitioners arc entitlcd to improvethcir percentageand theymav be permittedto do SO Suftlce it to say that if thc petitionersare entitled to improvctheir percentage in terms of the aforementionedpublic j C noticc theyare at libertyto do SO On of their percentagc 0 theywil l otherwisebecomeeligiblcto applyand seek admissionto the C Course However this is possihlconlyfor futurcadmissions Tllc Currcn1 I C5 Acaclemic Session commenccd morc than one year Iack and thus tllc petitioncrs are not enlitled to seek any benefit of this publicnoticc at this Z stage e In view of the abovc I Ond 110 merit ul thcse writ pctitionse DismissedNo order as to costs 08 r12 Copyofthis orderbepJaced on record on each conccrnedlllc ee Z JA 1 Q PERNlOD KOHUl 4a JUDGE 30 010 MFK NotelWhetherto be referredto reportcror notlYESINO l0 1 64 1 Rawat Seema 2014.04.11 14: 06 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC, Chandigarh Sahil Soni 2016.03.21 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document