Petitions by teachers for appointment without TET dismissed

Updated on: Wednesday, October 02, 2013

The petitioner S. Daisy Rani and others approached the court for a direction to the authorities through an order of Division Bench of Jullya, 2013. Bench has directed the government to accommodate the petitioned in future vacancies without insisting TET.

The Madras High Court has dismissed the petitions from teacher trainees seeking appointment of an secondary school teachers and graduate assistants on the ground that they did not clear the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) as per RTE Act.

The petitioner have reputed that their claim to the posts based on the fact that the verification of their certificates was done by Teachers Recruitment Board during 2010-11.without insisting TET. Justice D. Hari Parathaman noted that if the plea is accepted then more than 20,000 persons could get entry without the minimum qualification of TET. The court cannot issue such a direction to appoint them contrary to statutory provisions and constitutional mandate. So all the petitions was dismissed.

Petitions by teachers for appointment without TET dismissed

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