IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17518 of 2009 1. ARBIND KUMAR S/O LATE VISHWANATH SINGH R/O VILL.- CHAHAL, P.O.- PHOOL-DIH, P.S.- RUPAU, DISTT.- NAWADA. VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCE DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, VIKAS BHAWAN, PATNA 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, VIKAS BHAWAN, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR PRIMARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION H.R.D. DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, VIKAS BHAWAN, PATNA 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, NAWADA 5. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, NAWADA ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Bankey Bihari Singh. Mr. Sanjay Kumar. For the State : Mr. Ravi Verma, AC to GP-15. ------------- 03 15.07.2010 The petitioner allegedly having done one year teachers training course from Dr. B.C. Roy College of Education, Kolkata in the session 1992-92, he alleges that it is equivalent to full- fledged B.Ed. degree and, as such, he is qualified to apply for Panchayat Teacher under the Bihar Primary Teachers (Appointment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2006 and he cannot be debarred. In my view, the question whether the Senior Teachers’ Training course (Diploma) are issued by Dr. B.C. Roy Education College, Kolkata is equivalent or not is not open to debate, much less, before this Court as the matter has been exhaustively dealt by this Court in a recently delivered judgment in the case of Shiv Narayan Thakur Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. being C.W.J.C. No.14846 of 2007 on 07.07.2010. The learned Single Judge after holding that the Colleges of Kolkata, as aforesaid, were apparently - 2 - cheating innocent students and playing fraud showing them to be recognized institutions, consequently playing havoc on the lives of students, directed the Vigilance Department to take up enquiry and if necessary prosecution. The said judgment was appealed and in L.P.A. No.126 of 2009 by order dated 24.03.2009, the Letters Patent Appeal was allowed and the matter was remanded for fresh consideration. While remanding the matter, the Division Bench noticed the contentions of the appellant (petitioner in the writ petition) that similar issued had been decided by the Jharkhand High Court and was not interfered by the Division Bench or the Supreme Court. First, I may point out that the Division Bench noticed the submission but has not expressed any opinion. Upon matter being remanded, the matter was heard and as noted detailed judgment has been delivered in which after noticing various judgments reported and unreported this Court has come to a finding that Dr. B.C. Roy College of Education is not a recognized institution and the diploma granted to the petitioner, which was the same as present petitioner, is not valid qualification for the purposes of seeking employment as a Panchayat Teacher. Being bound by the judgment, having no reason whatsoever to disagree, I have no option but to dismiss this writ petition. The writ petition is dismissed. Trivedi (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)