Supreme Court of India

U.P. Junior High School Council Instructor Welfare Association v. The State of Uttar Pradesh

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Reported as [2026] 2 S.C.R. 323
Bench Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale JJ.
Decided 4 February 2026

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, the question formulated in paragraph 14 above is answered by holding that part time contractual instructors/ [2026] 2 S.C.R. 351 U.P. Junior High School Council Instructor Welfare Association v.

Judgment, page 28

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether part time contractual instructors/teachers appointed in Upper Primary School in the State of U.P. are entitled to revision of their honorarium of Rs.7,000/- per month which was fixed for a contract period of eleven months in the year 2013 or would continue to receive the same fixed honorarium for years together or for all times to come without any increment. Headnotes† Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 – Samagra Shiksha Scheme (subsumed the earlier Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) – Constitution of India – Article 23 – Part time contractual

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