RAJNEESH KUMAR PANDEY & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 10584

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
MR. DIPANKAR DATTA, MR. AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, JJ
RAJNEESH KUMAR PANDEY & ORS. – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Ms. Anwesha Saha, AOR, Mr. Jaswant Singh Rawat, AOR, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Visen, AOR, Mr. Aditya Ranjan, AOR, Mr. Chand Qureshi, AOR, Mr. Ashutosh Yadav, AOR, Mr. Gautam Das, AOR, Mr. Satyajeet Kumar, AOR, Mrs. N. Kavitha Ramashewar, Adv., Mr. A. Rajarajan, Adv., M/S. Venkat Palwai Law Associates, AOR
For the Respondents: Ms. Rashmi Nandakumar, AOR, Mr. Sudarshan Lamba, AOR, Mr. Ankit Goel, AOR, Mr. Krishna Murari, Adv., Mr. Satya Mitra, AOR, Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR, Mr. V. Chithambaresh, Sr. Adv., Mrs. Taruna Singh Gohil, AOR

Table of Content
1. tet is the minimum qualification for educators. (Para 1)
2. comparison of qualification requirements for special educators. (Para 2 , 3 , 4)
3. court's inquiry into tet qualification necessity. (Para 5 , 6 , 8 , 9)
4. assurance of publication of merit lists by the delhi government. (Para 10 , 11)
5. next hearing scheduled for further consideration. (Para 12 , 13)

ORDER

2. This is absolutely contrary to the impression that we were carrying till date. We were under the impression that in terms of the order dated 07^th March, 2025 passed by a coordinate bench of this Court, any candidate or person aspiring to be appointed as a Special Educator was mandatorily required to obtain the Rehabilitation Council of India, RCI quali

4. It is not in dispute that proceeding on the basis that RCI is the mandatory qualification, some of the States have issued notification commencing selection processes without, however, mentioning that TET is also a requisite qualification.

6. NCTE be impleaded as an additional respondent in the lead matter.

8. Learned amicus curiae shall place before us a complete set of the notifications issued by various States initiating selection process without spec

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2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 10584

SUPREME COURT OF INDIAMR. DIPANKAR DATTA, MR. AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, JJRAJNEESH KUMAR PANDEY & ORS. – AppellantVersusUNION OF INDIA & ORS. – Respondent

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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
MR. DIPANKAR DATTA, MR. AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, JJ
RAJNEESH KUMAR PANDEY & ORS. – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. – Respondent