NIRMALA ARYA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) VIDE Annex. 5 the petitioner was offered appointment of Teacher Grade III on 9. 1. 1987 on the basis of her qualifications i. e. B. Sc. , M. A. and B. Ed. She had passed B. Ed. from a college said to be affiliated with Hindi University, Allahabad. She was confirmed on 25. 1. 1990 on the said post. She wanted to continue her further Post-graduate studies in M. Ed. from Himachal University and sought the permission of the department. Her application was not forwarded on the ground that B. Ed. degree passed by her was not recognised as yet by the UGC. The petitioner being alarmed of such a situation, of which she had no earlier knowledge, joined B. Ed. course once again from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak which is duly recognised by the UGC. She was successful and got the degree in 1992.

(2.) AFTER the petitioner had even obtained the regular degree duly recognised from the M. D. University, Rohtak (Haryana) (assuming that earlier degree was not recognised by the UGC), the petitioner was threatened of termination of her service on the ground that initial appointment made to her in the year 1987 was not on the basis of the degree recognised by the UGC and submits that while offering the appointment to the petitioner, all documents were duly checked and department must have verified the documents before giving appointment. She further submits that she had applied for further course of M. Ed. which shows that the petitioner was of the bonafide belief that earlier B. Ed. Degree obtained from Allahabad was recognised. Threatened with the termination of services or any action against the petitioner, the present petition has been filed.