IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13228 of 2009 1. CHANDAN KUMAR CHOUHAN S/O RAM NANDAN PRASAD SINGH VILL.- SONBARSA, P.O.- KUMBHI, P.S.- CHERIA BARIYARPUR, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI ….. PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH THE SECRETARY-CUM-COMMISSIONER, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEAPRTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, BEGUSARAI 4. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, CHERIA BARIARPUR BLOCK, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI 5. BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, CHERIA BARIARPUR, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI 6. GRAM PANCHAYAT KUMBHI, BEGUSARAI THROUGH PANCHAYAT SECRETARY. …. RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02/ 07.01.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner’s prayer is for a direction to the respondents to consider his case for appointment on the post of trained teacher considering his certificate of B.T.C. (Basic Teachers Training Course) obtained from Nava Bharat Shiksha Parishad, Rourkela, Orissa. Petitioner has applied for the post of Panchayat teacher as per the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teachers (Employment and Service Conditions) (amended Rule) 2008. It is admitted fact that petitioner got himself enrolled at Nava Bharat Shiksha Parishad, Rourkela, Orissa for Basic Teacher Education Programme, under Distance Education - 2 - System in the year, 2005 and completed his course in the year, 2007. The institution namely, Nava Bharat Shiksha Parishad, Rourkela, Orissa is an institution, registered under the Societies Registration Act. This institution had applied for grant of recognition for different teachers education course being conducted by it, by filing application before the National Council for Teachers Education in the year, 2004. The application of this institution has been rejected, against which an appeal was preferred by the institution and that has also been rejected. At present the institution, from which the petitioner has obtained his B.T.C. degree is not a recognized institution for imparting teachers’ training degree through distance education mode. The National Council for Teachers Education as well as the Indira Gandhi Distance Education Council has rejected, application of this institution for recognition and for imparting teachers’ training course through Distance Learning Course. In the facts and circumstances, the petitioner’s degree of B.T.C. cannot be recognized for appointment as trained teacher as the institution from which the petitioner - 3 - has obtained his teachers training degree through the Distance Learning Course has not got status as Open University. Accordingly, the prayer of the petitioner cannot be allowed. No direction can be issued to the respondents for appointing the petitioner as a trained teacher recognizing his B.T.C. degree obtained from Naba Bharat Shiksha Parishad, Orissa, Rourkela. This application is dismissed. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)