Bhuneshwar Sahu, S/o. Shri Tarachand Sahu vs Union Of India, Through The Principal Secretary, Ministry Of Human Resource Development (M. H. R. D. ), Department Of Education & Literacy Government Of India

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2024 Supreme(Chh) 299

RAMESH SINHA, ARVIND KUMAR VERMA
Bhuneshwar Sahu, S/o. Shri Tarachand Sahu – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India, Through The Principal Secretary, Ministry Of Human Resource Development (M. H. R. D. ), Department Of Education & Literacy Government Of India – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For The Petitioners: Ms. Meenakshi Arora, learned Sr. Adv. assisted by Mr. Ishan Verma, Mr. Mandeep Kalra, Ms. Suvangana Agrawal, Mr. Rishabh Lekhi, Ms. Chitrangada Singh, Ms. Radhika Jalan, Mr. Chandratanay Chaube and Mr. Aditya Kumar Mishra, Mr. Anurag Dayal Shrivastava, Mr. Ajay Shrivastava and Mr. G.P. Mathur.
For the Respondents: Mr. Tushar Dhar Diwan, learned counsel holding the brief of Mr. Ramakant Mishra, learned Deputy Solicitor General and Mr. Sumit Singh, Mr. Y.S. Thakur, Mr. Bhaskar Payashi, Mr. Avinash Singh, Ms. Akansha Singh and Mr. Yogendra Pandey.
For the Interveners :Mr. Ravindra Shrivastava & Mr. Rajeev Shrivastava, learned Senior Advocates assisted by Ms. Naushina Ali, Mr. Ajay Kumrani, Mr. Topilal Bareth, Ms Ankita Gourha, Mr. Vijay Chawla, Ms. Sanya Shukla, Mr. Aniket Singh Das, Ms. Devangana Singh, Mr. Leeshan Sharma and Ms. Krati Dubey, learned counsel for the interveners-Arvind Kumar and others in WPS No.5788/2023, Mr. Sushobhit Singh, learned counsel for the interveners-Shyam Lal and others in WPS No.5788/2023, Mr. Govind Dewangan, learned counsel for the interveners-Rohit Verma and others in WPS No.5788/2023, Mr. Ghanshyam Kashyap, learned counsel for the interveners-Harish Chourasiya in WPS No.5788/2023, Mr. R.K. Verma, learned counsel for the interveners-Nirajkant Verma and others in WPS No.5788/2023, Ms. Ayushi Agrawal, learned counsel holding the brief of Mr. C.J.K. Rao, Advocate for the interveners-Kalyan Singh and Others in WPS No.5788/2023, Mr. Prateek Sharma, learned counsel for the intervener-Richa Mishra in WPS No.5788/2023.

Table of Content
1. challenging qualifications for teaching positions. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. right to education and its constitutional provisions. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. supreme court's previous rulings on educational qualifications. (Para 11 , 12 , 14)
4. b.ed. inclusion deemed unlawful by supreme court. (Para 15 , 16 , 36)
5. petitioner arguments against b.ed. qualification. (Para 20 , 21 , 22)
6. court's affirmation of maintaining quality education standards. (Para 33 , 34)
7. petitions allowed, advertisements quashed. (Para 39 , 40)

ORDER :

Ramesh Sinha, CJ.

1. Since the identical facts and law are involved in these three writ petitions i.e. WP (S) Nos. 3541 of 2023, 5788 of 2023 and 7344 of 2023 all these cases have been heard jointly and are being disposed off by this common order.

2. Writ Petition Nos.3541 of 2023 and 7344 of 2023 have been filed by the petitioners with the following prayers:

10.2 That this Hon'ble

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2024 Supreme(Chh) 299

RAMESH SINHA, ARVIND KUMAR VERMABhuneshwar Sahu, S/o. Shri Tarachand Sahu – AppellantVersusUnion Of India, Through The Principal Secretary, Ministry Of Human Resource Development (M. H. R. D. ), Department Of Education & Literacy Government Of India – Respondent

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RAMESH SINHA, ARVIND KUMAR VERMA
Bhuneshwar Sahu, S/o. Shri Tarachand Sahu – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India, Through The Principal Secretary, Ministry Of Human Resource Development (M. H. R. D. ), Department Of Education & Literacy Government Of India – Respondent