Vikram Nath, J. - (1.) HEARD Sri Shailendra, Learned Counsel for the applicants and Sri R.N. Singh, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri K.S. Kushwaha, Advocate appearing for the opposite party. The applicants claimed to possess Diploma in Teaching from Aligarh Muslim University and further claimed that it is equivalent to BTC (Urdu). This equivalence was claimed under a Government Order dated 26.9.1994. Lateron the Government withdrew certain equivalence with regard to BTC and accordingly denied the applicants of their equivalence with the BTC (Urdu) vide Government Order dated 11.8.1997. The said Government Order dated 11.8.1997, was subject matter of challenge. Further in 2001 an advertisement was issued by the District Basic Education Officer, district Bulandshahr inviting applications from such candidates who had obtained BTC from Bulandshahr district. Against the said advertisement the applicants were not allowed to apply on the ground that they did not possess BTC from Bulandshahr district. Aggrieved, Writ Petition No. 32760 of 2001 was filed. The said writ petition was disposed of by the order dated 17.11.2006, in the following terms - This writ petition is on behalf of 22 persons. The petitioners claim that they are holder of Diploma in Teaching from Aligarh University. Reliance has been placed upon a Government Order dated 26th of December, 1994 filed as Annexure -3 to the writ petition wherein the State Government has treated the Diploma in Teaching of Aligarh Muslim University equivalent to B.T.C. (Urdu). Shri Shailendra, the Learned Counsel for the petitioner, submitted that since fresh advertisement has been issued by the State Government inviting applicants from persons holding B.T.C. (Urdu), therefore, the claim of the petitioner may be considered against the said advertisement. He also informed the court that the petitioners have applied for their appointments under the aforesaid advertisement. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the petitioner's application shall not be rejected only on the ground that they have obtained Diploma In Teaching from the Aligarh University for the post of B.T.C.(Urdu). The authority shall consider the claim of the petitioners accordingly. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs.
(2.) PURSUANT to the said order the District Basic Education Officer, Bulandshahr passed an order dated 25.1.2007, rejecting the claim of the applicants on the ground that they were not eligible as they had not obtained BTC Training from Bulandshahr district and further that the applicants possessing Diploma In Teaching from Aligarh Muslim University were not eligible to apply and as such they could not be appointed on the posts of Assistant Teachers. According to the Learned Counsel for the applicants the order passed by the District Basic Education Officer, Bulandshahr, on 25.1.2007, was in gross violation and in teeth of the order of the Writ Court dated 17.11.2006.
(3.) NOTICES were issued, affidavits have been exchanged.;