SC Upholds Mandatory TET for In-Service Teachers, Bars Promotion Without Qualification but Protects Service Under Article 142
Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No 1385 of 2025 titled as Anjuman Ishaat-e-Taleem Trust vs State of Maharastra and other held that the TET qualification is mandatory for the in-service teachers so as to ensure compliance with the Right to Education Act, 2009 except minority educational institutions. In this matter the court invoked powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to protect the services of teachers who have less than five years of service may continue in service however, they cannot be promoted without the qualification of TET (Teachers Eligibility Test). The court held that teachers who are in service and have more than 5 years of the services, for their continuation in the service as teachers, they must pass the TET within 2 years, failing which their services shall be discontinued. The Bench comprised Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice...