In Brief
Registered Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) who completed Intermediate education in the Arts stream sought recruitment as Family Health Workers in Uttarakhand. They argued that the recruitment rules requiring Science stream qualification conflicted with the Indian Nursing Council Act and were not validly adopted by Uttarakhand. The Supreme Court dismissed their appeals, holding that the recruitment rules framed by U.P. in 1997-1998, requiring Science stream qualification, validly continued in Uttarakhand upon its formation. The Court found no conflict between state recruitment rules and the INC Act, and held that the State's power to prescribe employment conditions is distinct from the INC's power to set education standards. The omission from an advertisement did not relieve the State from enforcing statutory rules.
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