1 S.B.CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.6283/2008 Smt. Geeta Devi Salvi v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. Date of Order :: 28th August, 2008 HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE GOVIND MATHUR Mr. V.N.Kalla, for the petitioner. .... The eligibility for the purpose of consideration for appointment as Prabodhak under the Rajasthan Panchayat Raj Prabodhak Service Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules of 2008”) is as follows:- “Senior Secondary School Certificate/intermediate or its equivalent and Diploma or certificate in basic teachers training for not less than two years OR Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.E.L.Ed.) OR Bachelor's degree with degree of B.Ed. Or its equivalent OR Continuous Teaching experience of at least five years in any recognized educational institution/educational project.” The petitioner is having qualification of Secondary School Examination with B.S.T.C. The respondents are not considering her candidature for the purpose of appointment as Prabodhak as she is not having the qualification of Senior Secondary School Certificate. 2 While challenging the same, the contention of counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is having Secondary School Examination with B.S.T.C. and that was the qualification adequate for appointment as Teacher under the Rajasthan Panchayat Samities and Zila Parishad Rules, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules of 1959”), therefore, denial of non-consideration for appointment is bad. It is also contended that the respondents have given a relaxation in the educational qualification to the persons having qualification of N.T.T. to acquire the qualification of B.S.T.C./Bridge Course but the same is not given for the persons having the qualification of Secondary School Examination to acquire the higher qualification i.e. of Senior Secondary examination. I do not find any substance in the arguments advanced. Merely on the count that under the Rules of 1959 the petitioner was eligible to be considered for appointment as teacher, she cannot be treated eligible to be considered for appointment as Prabodhak under the Rules of 2008. The petitioner is admittedly lacking eligibility and as such the respondents are rightly not considering her candidature. The another contention regarding extension of relaxation to the persons having N.T.T. is concerned, that is a qualification relating to 3 training and the qualification of the required teachers training can be acquired by undergoing a Bridge Course. The qualification relating to teachers training in no way can be compared with the academic qualification of Senior Secondary School Examination. For the reasons stated above, this petition for writ is having no merit and the same, therefore, is dismissed. ( GOVIND MATHUR ),J. kkm/ps.