By the Court.—The delay in filing this special appeal has been sufficiently explained in the affidavit of Shri Ramesh Chandra, District Basic Education Officer, Buland Shahar. The delay condonation application is allowed. The special appeal was heard.

2. We have heard Shri K.S. Kushwaha, learned Standing Counsel for the State-appellant. Shri Shailendra appears for the petitioner-respondents.

3. The State of U.P. through Secretary, Basic Education, U.P. Lucknow and other State respondents-appellants have filed this special appeal, against the judgment of learned Single Judge dated 5.11.2009, by which he has held that the diploma in teaching Urdu language awarded by the Aligarh Muslim University, of 2 years duration, recognised by the National Council of Teachers Education, under (The) National Council of Teachers Education Act, 1993, is equivalent to the basic teachers certificates in Urdu, from the Government training centres at Lucknow, Agra, Mawana in Distt. Meerut and Sakaldiha in District Chandauli, and thus the petitioner-respondents are entitled to be appointed as Asstt. Teachers in Basic Schools, as against the posts covered by Rule 8 (4) of the U.P. Basic Education