DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Vs. BABOO LAL SHARMA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PERTAINING to the educational qualification specified as essential, relevant part of the Recruitment Rule for the post of Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) as originally framed by the petitioner i.e. The Govt. of NCT Delhi reads as under: - "B.A.(Hons) in one of the Modern Indian Languages (MIL) concerned or B.A. with MIL concerned as one of the Elective subject from a recognized university having 45% marks in aggregate with one additional language or one school subject as Degree level OR Equivalent oriental degree in MIL concerned from a recognized university having 45% marks in aggregate OR (FOR APPOINTMENT AS HINDI TEACHERS ONLY) Sahitya Rattan of Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Prayag having secured at least 45% marks in aggregate with English in Matriculation provided further that requirement as to minimum of 45% marks in the aggregate shall be relaxable in the case of (a) candidates who possess a post graduate qualification in MIL concerned from a recognized university. (b) candidates belonging to SC/ST (c) physically handicapped candidates (ii) Degree/ Diploma in teaching OR Senior Anglo Vernacular Certificate. (III) Knowledge of Hindi is essential."

(2.) ON a bare reading of the afore -noted extract of the relevant Recruitment Rule, it is clear that the minimum essential educational qualification stipulated is B.A (Hons) degree in the concerned subject i.e. the subject for which the candidate applies or a B.A degree with the concerned subject included as an elective subject in the course from a recognized university. Pertaining to the post of TGT (Hindi) an alternative degree of Sahitya Rattan from Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Prayag with aggregate of 45% with English in matriculation is also recognized.

(3.) THE necessity to issue the corrigendum was to give clarity as to what was meant by ,,elective subject; for the reason there was no unanimity of opinion as to what would be an elective subject since different universities in India follow different procedures and methodologies of imparting education.