Allahabad High Court
KUMARI GULABI AND 126 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- MANJU RANI CHAUHAN
Holding
The petition is dismissed because the matter has already been decided in Vaseem Ahamad (Writ‑A No. 15461 of 2026), rendering the challenge untenable.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ seeking to quash an order dated 2 September 2026 and a subsequent notification dated 3 September 2026 issued by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission, which barred Shiksha Mitras from applying for the Special Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) examination. They alleged that the exclusion was illegal and arbitrary. The Court observed that the same issue had already been decided in Writ‑A No. 15461 of 2026 (Vaseem Ahamad and 220 others v. State of U.P. and others). Relying on that precedent, the Court found no fresh ground to entertain the present petition. Consequently, the petition was dismissed in accordance with the earlier judgment. The order was signed by the presiding judge on 1 October 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the order and notification excluding Shiksha Mitras from the Special TET examination are legal and non‑arbitrary
Subjects
- Education recruitment
- Special TET
- Shiksha Mitra
- Quashing order
- Precedent
- Writ petition
- Exclusion from examination
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 14495 of 2026
Kumari Gulabi And 126 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Satyendra Chandra Tripathi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Udayan Nandan, C.S.C., Kushmondeya
Shahi, Vaibhav Tripathi
Court No. - 52
HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J.
Heard Mr. Satyendra Chandra Tripathi, learned counsel for the
petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents, Mr. K.
Shahi, learned counsel for the respondent no.2, Mr. Udayan Nandan,
learned counsel for the respondent no.3 and Mr. Vaibhav Tripathi, learned
counsel for the respondent no.4.
The present petition has been filed seeking quashing of the impugned
order dated 2.9.2026 and the notification/advertisement dated 3.9.2026
issued by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission,
Prayagraj, to the extent that the same illegally and arbitrarily excludes
Shiksha Mitras from applying for the Special TET examination.
The issue in question has already been decided by this Court in Writ-A
No. 15461 of 2026, (Vaseem Ahamad and 220 others vs. State of U.P.
and 3 others ), decided on 01.10.2026.
Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed in terms of the
aforesaid judgment in Vaseem Ahamad (supra).
(Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.)
October 1, 2026
Jitendra/-
Digitally signed by :-
JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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