SADHANA SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS bunch of writ petitions has been filed for a writ of mandamus commanding the Director, State Council for Educational Research and Training, U.P. Nishatganj, Lucknow as well as Principal of District Institute of Education and Training of various districts of State of Uttar Pradesh to not to reject the application made by the petitioners for admission to Special BTC Training Course, 2007 only on the ground that they had obtained a Degree of B.Ed. from an institution/University situate in the State of Jammu & Kashmir.

(2.) FACTS giving rise to the present writ petition in short are as follows: On 14.11.2008 the State Government after obtaining permission from National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE) decided to admit students to Special BTC Training Course of the year 2007. Accordingly an advertisement has been published. Besides other one of the essential conditions provided for being considered for admission to aforesaid Special BTC Course is that the candidate must have a Degree of B.Ed. From a Degree College established by the State Government/Central Government/a recognized affiliated Degree College, duly approved by the NCTE for the B.Ed. Course. Since the issue raised in the present writ petitions is confined to the aforesaid condition only, all other conditions mentioned in the Government Order are not being referred to.

(3.) ON behalf of the writ petitioners a large number of interim orders which have been granted in similar matters have been referred to.