Thursday 20 February 2014

Will absorb local govt teachers, state tells HC

Chandigarh, February 19
Teachers working in schools managed by the state local government now stand a chance of being appointed in the Education Department on a transfer basis. The State of Punjab has assured the Punjab and Haryana High Court that they will also be absorbed as per the requirement in the districts.

The undertaking to this effect came during the hearing of a bunch of two petitions placed before Justice Rajesh Bindal against the state of Punjab and other respondents by Harnek Kumar and other petitioners working in the schools managed by the Department of Local Government.

The petitioners had contended that in terms of policy decision notified in March 2006, as many as 3,949 government primary schools were transferred to the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat, while another 232 government primary schools were transferred to the Department of Local Government. In these schools, the teachers were appointed by the departments concerned.

The petitioner added a public notice was issued by Punjab Director, Public Instructions (Elementary Education), inviting applications from ETT teachers working in the schools run by the Zila Parishads in the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Department to fill up the posts lying vacant in the Education Department by way of transfer.

The petitioners added those teachers working in the schools managed by the Local Government were being discriminated against; and should have also been given fair chance of appointment in the Education Department on transfer basis.

As the case came up for resumed hearing, a short affidavit of Director, Public Instructions (EE), Darshan Kaur, was placed before Justice Bindal. It stated: “In terms of decision taken by the government, the teachers working in the schools managed by Urban Local Bodies will also be absorbed as per requirement in the respective districts”.

Satisfied with the stand, the counsel for the petitioners submitted that the prayer made in the present petition had been rendered fruitless in view of the decision by the state. Taking a note of the decision and the assertion by the petitioners’ counsel, Justice Bindal closed the case as fruitless.

Issue at hand
In March 2006, 3,949 government primary schools were transferred to the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat and 232 schools to the Department of Local Government
The petitioners alleged those teachers working in the schools managed by the local government were being discriminated against while filling vacant posts in the Education Department

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