MANJUSHA AARORA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SUDHIR Agarwal, J. In all these writ petitions the questions of fact and law are common and therefore, as agreed by the learned Counsel for the parties all these matters are heard together and being decided by this common judgment.

(2.) THE petitioners have challenged the Government Order dated 10th July, 2007 whereby qualification for admission to Special B. T. C. Course 2007 has been prescribed as "b. Ed, degree having obtained from an Institution/university duly recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (hereinafter referred to as 'ncte')" on the ground that it amounts to creating two classes namely those who have valid. B. Ed, degree but not recognized NCTE and those who have B. Ed, degree recognized by NCTE and this classification is irrational and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. It is contended that the said classification is' wholly irrational, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. Consequently, the orders passed by the Director. State Council for Education Research and Training, Nishatganj Lucknow (hereinafter referred to as SCERT),. rejecting candidature of petitioners on the ground that they do not possess requi site qualification/. e. B. Ed, degree recognized by NCTE and the consequential order of the Principal of District Institute of Education and Training, Allahabad (hereinafter referred to 'diet') are also illegal.

(3.) I have heard Sri Shailendra, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners in all the writ petitions and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents and have perused the record.