2026:JHHC:6089 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI WP(S) No.1389 of 2026 ----- Sangita Kumari @ Kumari Sangeeta, aged about-37 years D/o Birendra Nath Sadhu, Resident of Village-Afzalpur, P.O. & P.S. Nala, District-Jamtara, Jharkhand. … Petitioner(s). Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy Government of Jharkhand office situated at Project Building Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District-Ranchi. 3. The Director Primary Education office situated at Project Building Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District-Ranchi. 4. The District Superintendent of Education Jamtara, office situated at Jamtara, P.0., P.S. & District-Jamtara. 5. The Secretary, Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission office situated at Kalinagar Chaibagan P.O. & P.S. Namkom, District- Ranchi … Respondent(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Binod Singh, Advocate For the State : Ms. P. Tiwary, AC to AG For the JSSC : Mr. Sanjoy Piprawall, Advocate Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Advocate Mr. Prince Kumar, Advocate Mr. Jay Prakash, Advocate …...... 02 /09.03.2026: Heard the learned counsel representing the petitioner and the learned counsel representing the respondents. 2. The petitioner seeks appointment as teacher pursuant to the Advertisement No. 13 of 2023 considering the fact that the petitioner is successful candidate and just because she has not passed JTET (Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test) examination, her case has not been considered. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that after 2016 JTET examination in the State of Jharkhand has not been held thus it deprived the petitioner from getting appointment as she could not appear in JTET examination to attain the said qualification. She submits that she may be selected subject to the condition that in future when the JTET examination will be held she may be allowed 2026:JHHC:6089 2 to appear in the said JTET examination and she will be allowed to take benefit of the said certificate in the future examination. 4. Claim of the petitioner cannot be accepted. Admittedly the petitioner has applied pursuant to the Advertisement No. 13 of 2023. It is an admitted fact that JTET certificate is an essential necessary qualification for appointment. It is also admitted that the petitioner has not obtained the aforesaid qualification till the last date of filling of the application. The question as to whether the examination of JTET has been held or not cannot be considered here. 5. In one case the Division Bench of this Court allowed the candidates to use the CTET for the purpose of examination in the State of Jharkhand but the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP(C) No. 4194 of 2024 titled “Parimal Kumar and Others vs. State of Jharkhand and Others” declined the said and has held that CTET certificate or certificate of other States cannot be used in the State of Jharkhand for getting appointment. 6. In this case admittedly the petitioner is not having essential qualification of JTET, thus, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is dismissed. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 09.03.2026 Tanuj/CP-2 Uploaded on 12.03.2026