JAGDISH PARMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner by this writ petition has sought quashment of his impugned termination order dtd.2.9.2011 while he was working on probation appointed under the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Prabodhak) Rules, 2008 passed by the Additional Chief Executive Officer and Dist. Education Officer, Elementary Education, Zila Parishad, Barmer on the ground that his continuous teaching experience of 5 years as condition for said appointment on the post of Prabodhak was not fulfilled by him and the experience certificate issued by the Rajasthan Public Upper Primary School, Arat Ka Jao, Siwana, Dist. Barmer was only for the period from 23.2.2002 to 16.5.2006, which was only for 4 years, 2 months and 21 days, less than requisite 5 years.

(2.) The present writ petition has been filed on the ground of another and subsequent experience certificate obtained by the petitioner from the said Rajasthan Public School Upper Primary School, which was also later on impleaded as respondent No.4 in the present writ petition that for the period from 20.6.2006 to 30.5.2007, the petitioner obtained the training for the course of B.Ed. and has rejoined the said School from 2.7.2007 and from 2.7.2007, he is working as on the date of issuance of the said School Certificate Annex.2 dtd.14.6.2008. The petitioner is said to have undergone B.Ed. Course in one Rahmat-e-Alam College of Education, Rehmatabad- Anchidora, Anantnag, University of Kashmir during this period of 20.6.2006 to 30.5.2007.

(3.) The learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Mukesh Rajpurohit submitted that this Court in the case of Smt. Vishnu Kanwar and 157 Ors. V/s State of Rajasthan,2009 WLC(Raj) 186 has held that experience of B.Ed. Course can be treated at par with the teaching experience required under the aforesaid 2008 Rules for appointment on the post of Prabodhak. It was also so held in the case of Shankar Lal V/s State of Rajasthan and ors. - SBCWP No.6766/2008 - decided on 15.10.2008. The relevant portion from the two judgmetns cited at Bar are quoted below for ready reference: