शिक्षामित्रों को भारांक जोड़कर परिणाम घोषित करने का उपबंध नहीं : हाईकोर्ट ने दिया फैसला

इलाहाबाद : इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट ने कहा है कि शीर्ष कोर्ट के निर्णय के बाद सहायक अध्यापकों की लगातार आयोजित दो भर्तियों में ही शिक्षामित्रों को ढाई अंक का भारांक देने का उपबंध है। भारांक को जोड़कर परिणाम घोषित करने का नहीं। कोर्ट ने कहा है कि 1981 की सेवा नियमावली के नियम 14 के आलोक में 25 जुलाई 2017 के बाद लगातार आयोजित दो भर्तियों में ही भारांक दिया जाएगा।

यह आदेश न्यायमूर्ति डीके सिंह ने कुलभूषण मिश्र व अन्य की याचिका पर दिया है। कोर्ट ने ढाई अंक भारांक जोड़कर परिणाम घोषित करने के तर्क को सही नहीं माना और नियमावली को स्पष्ट करते हुए याचिका निस्तारित कर दी है। याचिका में 27 मई 2018 को हुई सहायक अध्यापक भर्ती परीक्षा 2018 के तहत शिक्षामित्र के रूप में कार्य का प्रत्येक साल ढाई अंक भारांक जोड़कर परिणाम घोषित करने की मांग की गई थी।

नियमावली के अनुसार हाईस्कूल, इंटरमीडिएट व बीटीसी के साथ लिखित परीक्षा के अंक जोड़े जाने का तरीका अपनाया जाएगा। व्यवस्था है कि शिक्षामित्र के रूप में कार्य करने का प्रत्येक साल ढाई अंक भारांक जोड़कर 25 अंक से अधिक नहीं होगा। राज्य सरकार ने नियमावली में बदलाव करते हुए केवल लगातार दो भर्तियों में ही भारांक देने की व्यवस्था की है। कोर्ट ने कहा कि इसे जोड़कर परीक्षा का परिणाम घोषित करने की मांग नहीं मानी जा सकती।

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD 

Court No. - 7 

Case :- WRIT - A No. - 17620 of 2018 

Petitioner :- Kul Bhushan Mishra And Another 

Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others 

Counsel for Petitioner :- Satyendra Chandra Tripathi,Sri Radha Kant Ojha, Senior Advocate 

Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ashok Kumar Yadav 

Hon'ble Dinesh Kumar Singh,J. 

1. Supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioners is taken on record. 

2. By way of present writ petition the petitioners have prayed for a direction that while preparing the merit list of the Assistant Teachers Recruitment Examination-2018, which was conducted by the State of U.P. on 27th May, 2018, weightage of 2.5% marks for every year of the working as Shiksha Mitra should be given and result be declared after adding the same. 

3. The Uttar Pradesh Basic Education (Teachers) Service Rules, 1981 (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules, 1981"), amended from time to time, provide the method and manner for calculating the weightage of the marks, including marks of high school examination, intermediate examination and B.T.C. examination as well as written examination conducted for appointment of teachers. The Rules further provide that 2.5% marks be given for each year of working maximum upto 25 marks. 

4. The Supreme Court in its judgment dated 25th July, 2017 passed in Civil Appeal No.9529 of 2017 'State of U.P. and another Vs. Anand Kumar Yadav and others' in para-26 has observed as under:- 

"26. Question now is whether in absence of any right in favour of Shiksha Mitras, they are entitled to any other relief or preference.  In the peculiar fact situation, they ought to be given opportunity to be considered for recruitment if they have acquired or they now acquire the requisite qualification in terms of advertisements for recruitment for next two consecutive recruitments. They may also be given suitable age relaxation and some weightage for their experience as may be decided by the concerned authority. Till they avail of this opportunity, the State is at liberty to continue them as Shiksha Mitras on same terms on which they were working prior to their absorption, if the State so decides." 

5. The State Government has amended the Rules, 1981 to confine the weightage of marks only for two consecutive exams to be held after 25th July 2017, as per directions issued by the Supreme Court in State of U.P. and another Vs. Anant Kumar Yadav and others (supra). 

6. Shri R.K. Ojha, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Shri Satyendra Chandra Tripathi, appearing for the petitioners, submits that the amended Rules provide that the result of the examination would be declared after adding the weightage marks. In support of his submission, Shri Ojha has placed reliance on the proviso to Rule-14 of the Rules, 1981, which reads as under:- 

परन्तु बेशिक शिक्षा परिषद द्वारा संचालित, जूनियर बेसिक स्कूलां में शिक्षामित्र के रूप में कार्यरत किसी व्यक्ति को सहायक अध्यापक के पद पर भर्ती में दिनांक 25 जुलाई, 2017 के पश्चात सरकार द्वारा संचालित दो लगातार सहायक अध्यापक भर्ती परीक्षाओं में ही भारांक प्रदान किया जायेगा। 

7. From a bare reading of the proviso to Rule-14 of the Rules,1981, it is clear that the proviso is confined only to give weightage of 2.5% marks for each year of service as Shiksha Mitra for two examinations consecutively held after 25th July, 2017. The proviso does not provide that the result of the examination would be declared after adding the weightage marks. 

8. The Court does not agree with the reading of the Rule as is being read by Mr. Ojha. The proviso has to be confined only for giving weightage of the marks, including the experience for two consecutive examinations to be held after 25th July, 2017 as per directions issued by the Supreme Court. 

9. Since the proviso to Rule-14 of the Rules, 1981 does and cannot modify the substantive Rule, it has to be taken that the scope of the proviso is to provide weightage only in two examinations held consecutively after 25th July, 2017. 

10. With the aforesaid clarification in reading of the Rules, 1981, the petition is finally disposed of. 

Order Date :- 20.8.2018 

MVS Chauhan/-