ORDER :

1. The short question involved in the present writ petition is 'whether the candidate, who has passed the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) would be eligible for participation in the recruitment process for appointment to the post of Teacher in the State of Chhattisgarh without qualifying the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) conducted by the State Government'.

2. The relevant facts, which is necessary for the adjudication of the present writ petition is that an advertisement was issued by the respondents for filling up of various posts of Teachers, Assistant Teachers, in the various subjects for the various schools in the State of Chhattisgarh. The petitioners also had applied for the post of Teacher (Biology). For ready reference, the minimum eligibility criteria for participation in the said recruitment process for the post of Teacher is as under:

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