Bihar Education Code

The Supreme Court dealt with a series of Special Leave Petitions and contempt proceedings filed by trained teachers seeking appointment to vacant primary teacher posts in Bihar. The State of Bihar had given an undertaking in 2006 to recruit these teachers, but failed to fulfil it, prompting contempt petitions. The Cour…

The Supreme Court entertained a contempt petition filed by trained primary school teachers alleging that the State of Bihar had failed to honour its undertaking to fill 34,540 vacant assistant teacher posts with trained teachers in order of seniority. The Court examined the Bihar Special Elementary Teachers' Recruitmen…

The Supreme Court examined a contempt petition filed by Nano Kishore Ojha against the State of Bihar for failing to honour undertakings given on 18 January 2006 and 7 February 2007 to appoint all trained primary‑school teachers to vacant posts. Earlier High Court and Supreme Court orders (1996, 1997) had directed the S…