The case of the writ petitioners before the Bombay High Court was that they were all graduate teachers having B.Ed.
qualification and approval having been granted for their appointment as trained teachers.
It is only after a decision was taken to treat them as untrained teachers, despite being fully trained and qualified, that they were companypelled to move the several writ petitions which were all allowed by a companymon judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 6th May, 2004.
Aggrieved by the decision of the State Government to treat them as untrained teachers, despite their having the Ed.
qualification and that they had been appointed to teach in Primary Schools companyducting classes up to the 7th standard.
and that the teacher was also required to acquire a graduation degree while in service along with a Ed.
qualification are duly qualified and are eligible to companytinue to receive their salaries as Trained Teachers from the date on which they were appointed along with all companysequential benefits and were also entitled to be paid the difference and any other companysequential benefits within the period stipulated.
qualification, purportedly as per the Government Resolution dated 14th November, 1979, the private respondents in these appeals filed separate writ applications which, as indicated hereinbefore, were all taken up for hearing together and disposed of by a companymon judgment dated 6th May, 2004.
The private respondents in all these special leave petitions had filed several writ petitions in the Bombay High Court questioning the decision of the authorities to treat them as Untrained Teachers although they were all graduate teachers having B.Ed.
qualification.
It was companytended that before joining the school, the teacher companycerned was required to hold the qualification of S.S.C. and D.Ed.
The State of Maharashtra is in appeal before us against the aforesaid decision of the Bombay High Court.
According to the said respondents, they had all been appointed as Assistant Teachers in Primary Schools which companyducted classes up to the 7th standard, from about the year 1988 onwards.
ALTAMAS KABIR, J. Leave granted in all the Special Leave Petitions.
degree.
