S. Sakunthala vs. The Union Of India

ITEM NO.35 COURT NO.13 SECTION IX

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 29014/2018

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 12-12-2017 in WP No.4640/2016 passed by the High Court Of Judicature At Bombay)

THE ASSOCIATION OF URDU EDUCATION SOCIETIES Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. Respondent(s)

Date : 11-07-2023 This petition was called on for hearing today.

• CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN
• For Petitioner(s) Mr. Amol Chitale, Adv. Mrs. Pragya Baghel, AOR
• For Respondent(s) Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv. Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv. Mr. Sourav Singh, Adv. Ms. Asha Gopalan Nair, AOR Ms. Nivedita Nair, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

The other case i.e. SLP (C) Dy. No.17702/2021, which is similar to the issue is pending and in that, question framed for consideration is as under:-

"The important question of law which is raised in the present SLP is whether the Department can insist

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for TET examination passed in case of a Teacher of a minority institution and whether providing such a qualification would effect any of the rights of the minority institution guaranteed under the Constitution of India?.."

In the present case also the similar issue is involved. Considering the aforesaid, list this case along with SLP (C) Dy. No.17702/2021 for analogous hearing.

(RASHMI DHYANI PANT) (VIRENDER SINGH) COURT MASTER (SH) BRANCH OFFICER