CWP No.17586 of 2007 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.17586 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: November 10, 2008 SARABJIT SINGH ...PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA. PRESENT: MR. AMIT JAISWAL, ADVOCATE FOR MS. NAIYA GILL, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. MR. B.S. CHAHAL, DAG, PUNJAB. MR. NAKUL SHARMA, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.3. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The Director Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab advertised post of ETT Teachers at District level. As per the advertisement, a candidate applying for the post of ETT Teacher was to possess the basic minimum qualification of 10+2 and Diploma in ETT or B.A./B/Sc./B.Com and B.Ed. The petitioner who has done his Bachelor of Physical Education and B.P.Ed.(Professional) applied for the post, however, he has not been selected. It has been prayed that the respondents be directed to consider the petitioner eligible for the post of ETT Teacher. It is the case of the petitioner that qualification of D.P.Ed. is equivalent to B.Ed. Reply has been filed on behalf of the respondents wherein it has been averred that the qualification of D.P.Ed. is not equivalent to B.Ed. CWP No.17586 of 2007 -2- In view of the fact that candidates who possess D.P.Ed. are not eligible for the post of ETT Teacher as per Rules of Panchayati Raj Primary Teacher (Recruitment and Condition of Service) Rules, 2006, hence there is no merit in the writ petition and the same is dismissed. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE November 10, 2008 (RAJAN GUPTA) Gulati JUDGE