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In some of these petitions, one such petition being CWP no.16975 of 2016, the petitioners are challenging the action of the respondents in not accepting their certificates of having passed the HTET, on the ground that the subject Head given in such certificates shows a particular subject, that which in the case of the petitioner in CWP no.16975 of 2016 is shown his subject area as "Social Studies" which the petitioners seek to be changed to "Physical Education" because an objection is being raised that he having applied for the post of a TGT (Physical Education), 3 of 7 cannot rely on the HTET certificates in the subject of Social Studies.

The other petition of similar nature is stated to be CWP no.11058 of 2017.

Other clarifications have also been given which are not germane to the present controversy.

It is also contended on behalf of the petitioners that as the Haryana Teachers Eligibility Tests (HTET), is conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Haryana, in separate subjects, only those candidates who have passed the HTET/STET in the subject relevant to the post for which they have applied, and also have academic qualifications, as per the service rules, should be considered to have been passed the said test (HTET) as have passed such "relevant test" and are eligible for the posts for which they have applied.

Thus, no separate examination / paper is held by the Board while conducting the HTET, specific to any language (whether it be English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu or Punjabi) or even for Physical Education, Arts and Music.

Consequently, the contention of the petitioners that the HTET examination must have been passed in the language in which the candidate seeks to be a teacher (TGT), is a wholly misconceived argument altogether, there being no separate paper held by the Board of School Education, Haryana, for HTET (in English/Hindi etc. or for Physical Education, Home Science, Arts & Music).

5 of 7 Mr. Gupta, learned counsel for the Board, even on specific query, has admitted the same.

In other words, to repeat, a person applying for the post of TGT (Hindi /English etc./ Physical Education/Arts/ Music), must either appear in the Math and Science paper, or the Social Studies paper.

Therefore, that contention is rejected.

To avoid confusion in future, the Board of School Education, Haryana, is also directed to ensure that the certificates it issues in future, would be either showing the candidate to have cleared the HTET (Maths and Science) or the HTET (Social Studies) not specifying any particular subject other than the above, till the time that the Board does not hold any examination for specific languages/ Physical Education/Arts/ Music etc. This would also be so in view of the fact, as pointed out by Mr.R.K.Malik, Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioner (in one of these cases), that even the statutory rules simply stipulate that a candidate applying for the post of TGT must clear the HTET, without specifically stating the subject in which it is to be cleared.