Shillong, Oct 6: The Meghalaya Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Schools Association (MSSASA) on Monday unanimously decided to file a review petition before the Supreme Court, challenging its September 1 ruling that mandates all in-service teachers to clear the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) to continue in service.

At a general meeting held at Malki Ground, MSSASA president Aristotle Rymbai said legal experts had advised the association to contest the retrospective application of the judgment, which affects even long-serving teachers nearing retirement.

“This decision will have serious consequences on the future of many teachers. We have agreed to move collectively,” Rymbai said.

On September 1, the Supreme Court, in the Anjuman vs Maharashtra case, ruled that all teachers – including those already

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