U.P. Basic Education Act, 1972

The State of Uttar Pradesh issued an order restricting eligibility for the Special Basic Training Course (BTC) 2007 to candidates whose B.Ed. degrees were from institutions recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). Several candidates whose degrees were from institutions that were later recognized…

The Committee of Management of Kanya Junior High School, a Jain‑run minority institution, terminated Assistant Teacher Santosh Upadhyay for acts of indiscipline after a show‑cause notice, suspension and enquiry. She challenged the termination, arguing that under Rule 11 of the Uttar Pradesh Recognised Basic School Rule…

The appellants were appointed as Urdu teachers in Uttar Pradesh despite not possessing the Basic Teacher's Certificate (B.T.C.) or any equivalent training qualification required by Rule 8 of the U.P. Basic (Teachers) Services Rules, 1981 at the time of their recruitment. Within weeks, the State cancelled their appointm…

Bal Niketan Nursery School, a recognised institution under the U.P. Basic Education Act, 1972 and run by a registered society, purchased land and super‑structures in its own name and, through its manager (who was also the society's secretary), served notice to four tenants and filed suits for eviction and arrears in th…

Sugna Devi was appointed as an Assistant Teacher by the President of the District Board, Gonda, in 1966. After prolonged illness she returned to work in 1971 but was told she was terminated without any formal termination order. When basic education was transferred to the Basic Shiksha Parishad under the U.P. Basic Educ…

The State of Uttar Pradesh, facing a severe shortage of primary school teachers, introduced a two‑month special Basic Teacher's Certificate (BTC) training programme for B.Ed/L.T. candidates, reserving 50% of seats for women and imposing a restriction that applications be made only for vacancies in the candidate's home …