Calcutta High CourtWPA/414/2019disposed

Barnali Ghosh Dey And ANR v. State Of West Bengal And ORS

2019-09-03Hon'Ble Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya3 pages

3rd September, Calcutta High Court 2019 In the Circuit Bench At Jalpaiguri W.P.A. 414 of 2019

(59) Smt.Barnali Ghosh Dey & Anr. (BD) -vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Arnab Saha .......... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Subir Kumar Saha Mr. B.Bose ... for the State.

The case of the petitioners is that despite having completed the one year Bridge Course Examination as an In-service Teacher for the Session 2012-2013, the result of such examination has not been published till date. Learned counsel for the petitioners places the admit cards showing that both the petitioners took the one year Bridge Course in terms of Notification of the NCTE dated 3rd August, 2010, the relevant part of which is set out below:

"it may further be clarified that if a candidate is deficit in both academic and teacher training qualification, he/she will be allowed to pursue both courses simultaneously on the condition that final examination result of teacher training course will be withheld till attainment of 50% marks in Higher Secondary Examination."

Both the petitioners completed the Bridge Course for In-service Teacher from Falakata B.Ed College in 2013 but the results have not been published as yet. Learned counsel for the petitioner relies upon an order dated 30th January,2019 passed in W.P.24424 (W) of 2018 (Monirul Hoque -vs- State of West Bengal & Ors.) where on similar facts the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education had been directed to declare the result of the petitioner of one year Bridge Course examination without any further delay.

The State is represented.

Having considered the submission of learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, this Court deems it fit to direct the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education being the respondent no. 2, to declare the result of the petitioners in the one year Bridge Course Examination as in-service teacher for the Session 20122013 within a period of fortnight from today. The Certificates of the Bridge Course should also be issued to the petitioners two weeks from the date on which the results are published by the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education, being the respondent no. 2, herein. It is indeed unfortunate that the results of the

Bridge Course Examination taken by the petitioners in 2013 have not been declared for six years.

W.P.A.414/2019 is disposed of in terms of the above.

( Moushumi Bhattacharya, J.)