IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.511 of 2008 MD. GHUFRAN & ANR Versus THE STATE OF BIAHR & ORS ----------- For the Appellants : Mr. Rajeev Kr. Singh, Adv. For the Respondents : Mr. ------------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ---------- Dated, the 18th July, 2008. The appeal suffers from delay of 297 days and for that an application (I.A. No.3949 of 2008) has been made. Even if we condone the delay, we are of the considered view that on merits the appellants have no case and the appeal does not deserve to be admitted. 2. From Annexure-2 (collective), annexed with the appeal, it does transpire that the appellants completed Senior Teachers Training from Oxford College of Education, Calcutta and were granted diploma in the year 1997-98. However, nothing has been shown nor is there any material on record to indicate that the said College was recognized by the National Council for Teachers’ Education. This aspect of the matter has been considered by the Single Judge thus: - “It is thus manifest that the candidate must be a holder of two years’ certificate in education, duly - 2 - recognized by the National Council for Teachers’ Education. The petitioner has not placed any material on record to show that the said institutions and the said diploma of one year is recognized by NCTE. I have also before me the list of such institutions recognized by NCTE, and I observe that the institutions in question do not figure in the list. It thus appears to me that the petitioners are not the holders of diploma or degrees of two years in education duly recognized by NCTE.” 3. There are no justifiable reason for us to take a view different from that of the Single Judge. In view of the facts of the case that have been noticed above, the decision of this Court given on 18th December, 1997 in C.W.J.C. No. 8829 of 1989 (Md. Halim & others vs. State of Bihar & others) has no application. 4. L.P.A. is accordingly dismissed in limine. 5. This disposes of I.A. No.3949 of 2008 as well. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J Pawan/-