UTTAR PRADESH SHIKSHA MITRA WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND 243 OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND 6 OTHERS
WRIA/6903/2026 · 2026-05-06
Manju Rani Chauhan
body2026
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 6903 of 2026 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Vivek Singh, learned counsel for respondent no.1, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent nos. 2 & 5, Mr. Shivendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for respondent nos.3, 4 & 7 and Mr. Vansh Gopal Mishra holding brief of Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for respondent no.6.
2. By means of filing the present petition, 244 petitioners have approached this Court with the prayer to direct the respondents to take decision for regularization/absorption of petitioners who are working as Shiksha Mitra as regular Assistant Teachers of primary school run by Board of Basic Education Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj by creating substantive post and also pay salary in the light of observations made in the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Jaggo vs. Union of India and Others, as reported in 2024 SCC Online SC 3826, Shripal and Another vs. Nagar Nigam Ghaziabad, reported in 2025 SC Online 221 and Dharam Singh and Others vs. State of U.P. and Another, reported in 2025 SCC Online SC 1735 and also taking into
consideration the direction dated 11.06.2025 as issued by the Ministry of Education, Government of India and a further prayer to direct the respondent no.2 to accept the fresh applications from the petitioners for the grievances mentioned in the aforesaid prayer no.1 in view of the judgment dated 09.03.2026 passed by Hon'ble Court in Writ-A No.3236 of 2026 (Tej Bahadur Maurya and 114 Others vs. Union of India and 5 Others), and judgement dated 17.04.2026 passed in Writ-A No. 5469 of 2026 (Awadhesh Kumar and 419 and others v. Union of India and others).
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that earlier in the case of Tej Bahadur Maurya And 114 Others vs. Union of India And 5 Others (Writ-A No.3236 of 2026), the Court has directed the Additional Chief Secretary Basic Education (U.P.), Lucknow to look into the grievance of the petitioners therein for regularization on the post of Assistant Teacher. He has also placed reliance upon a judgment and order Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Satyendra Chandra Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, C.S.C., Shivendra Kumar Singh Uttar Pradesh Shiksha Mitra Welfare Association And 243 Others .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 6 Others .....Respondent(s)
passed in Writ-A No.18081 of 2021 (Kafi Ahmed Khan vs. State of U.P. and 2 Others), wherein the petitioners who were working with the Nagar Nigam, Bareilly on daily wage basis have sought regularization in the light of judgments passed by the Apex Court as referred above including Bhola Nath vs. State of Jharkhand and Others, reported in 2026 SCC Online SC 129, wherein the Court while allowing the writ petition, has directed the Nagar Ayukt, Nagar Nigam, Bareilly to consider the claim of regularization of the petitioners therein and has granted four months' time for completion of entire exercise. In view of the above, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners are also entitled to be considered for regularization.
4. Learned counsel for respondents submit that the Shiksha Mistra are large in number, therefore, a considerable time is required to pass appropriate orders while considering the claim for regularization of the Shiksha Mitra.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the present writ petition is
disposed of with a direction that each of the petitioners shall submit a separate and comprehensive representation/objection before respondent no.2-Additional Chief Secretary, Basic Education, Government of U.P., Lucknow, along with all the documents, as advised within a period of three weeks from today. Upon receipt of such representations, the respondent no.2 shall make all endeavours to consider the claim of regularization of the petitioners, in accordance with law, keeping in mind the observations made by the Hon'ble Supreme Court as well as this Court in the cases as mentioned above, by means of reasoned and speaking order, after giving proper opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. May 7, 2026 DS WRIA No. 6903 of 2026 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- DIGAMBER SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad