Smt. Veena Vikrant Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh And ORS.

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No.1539 of 2015 Smt. Veena Vikrant Singh, W/o Dr. Vikrant Singh, aged about 36 years, Assistant Teacher (Municipal), Government Primary School Jarhabhata, Bilaspur, R/o Vikrant Bhawan Jarahabhata, Bilaspur Police Station Civil Line, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through its Secretary, Department of Urban Administrative and Rural Development Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

2. Joint Secretary, Department of Municipal & Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

3. District Education Officer, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate For Respondents :

Shri Prafull Bharat, Additional Advocate General HON'BLE SHRI NAVIN SINHA, CHIEF JUSTICE & HON'BLE SHRI P. SAM KOSHY, J.

Order On Board Per NAVIN SINHA, C.J.

20/7/2015 1.

The Petitioner is stated to be an Assistant Teacher (Municipal) having qualification in commerce subject. There is 50% quota for promotion to the post of Teacher (Municipal) and thereafter to Lecturer (Municipal). The grievance is that the rules at the present do not recognise commerce qualification which renders the Petitioner ineligible to be considered for promotion to the post of Teacher (Municipal). Reliance is placed on an order in Writ Petition (S) No.661 of 2014 noticing the submission on behalf of the Respondents that on 28.10.2014 they have recognised commerce as a qualification for promotion from the post of Assistant Teacher (Panchayat) to Teacher (Panchayat). The submission therefore is that the Petitioner is also entitled to be considered for promotion after recognising her commerce qualification.

2.

Learned Additional Advocate General submits that the matter for amendment of rules incorporating commerce as a recognised qualification is under process. If necessary amendment is made, eligible will be considered against promotional quota in accordance with law. 3.

The writ petition stands disposed in the aforesaid terms. Sd/- Sd/- (Navin Sinha) (P. Sam Koshy) CHIEF JUSTICE JUDGE Subbu