SURENDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONERS have approached this Court praying for issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the order dated 10.10.2013 (Annexure P -2) rejecting their candidature on the ground that the petitioners have not passed the Multi Purpose Health Workers (hereinafter referred to as 'MPHW') Training Course from an institution approved by the Haryana Government.

(2.) THIS action of the respondents is sought to be challenged on the ground that the same is violative of the Policy Decision/Instructions dated 18.03.1975 of the Haryana Government (Annexure P -17), according to which, the degrees or diplomas etc., which are recognized by the Government of India, shall be deemed to be recognized by the Government of Haryana. Similar was the position with regard to the degrees and diplomas awarded by the recognized Universities and by the Boards established by the State Government for High/Higher Secondary School.

(3.) PETITIONERS had earlier filed CWP No. 24617 of 2013 for the same cause of action, which came up for hearing before this Court on 04.02.2014 when the following order was passed: Counsel for the petitioners prays for withdrawal of the writ petition with liberty to challenge the statutory rules, which restricts eligibility of the candidates for appointment to the post of Multipurpose Health Worker only to such persons who have passed the Multipurpose Health Workers Training Course, which is only recognized/approved by the State of Haryana on the ground that it is violative of University Grants Commission Act,1956 and All India Council of Technical Education Act, 1987, besides other grounds as well. He further submits that interim orders in favour of the petitioners be maintained till three weeks from today so that they may file appropriate petitions challenging the vires of the statutory rules.