1. Since the issues involved in all these writ petitions are common, all these writ petitions are disposed of by this common order.

2. The petitioners in all these writ petitions have either claimed appointment to the post of Secondary Grade Teachers or Graduate Assistants (B.T. Teachers), based on the certificate verification done during 2010-2011 without insisting Teacher Eligibility Test (for short 'TET') that is prescribed under the notification issued by the National Council for Teacher Education under Section 23 (1) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act 35 of 2009) (for short "RTE Act").

I. Background history :

3. Before delving into the facts of these writ petitions, let me trace the history of recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants (B.T. Teachers) and various litigations pertaining to the same in the State.

4. The elementary schools for Standards I to V and the middle schools for Standards I to VIII were under the control of the local bodies, namely, Panchayat Unions, Municipalities and Corporations. The High Schools for Standards VI onwards were under the control of Municipalities, Corporations and Governm