Chandigarh, August 29
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed the applications of 195 “ineligible” guest teachers for modification of the August 13 order.
The High Court had on August 13 asked the Director, Secondary Education, Haryana, to pass appropriate orders within three weeks on the basis of reports received from three committees.
These were set up for giving personal hearing to guest teachers issued notices to show cause why their services should not be dispensed with since they did not fulfil the requisite qualifications at the time of their engagement.
As the matter came up for resumed hearing, Acting Chief Justice Jasbir Singh and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain dismissed the two applications filed by Vaneeta Devi and 20 other guest teachers and by Samriti and 172 others.
Apprehending the termination of their services, the applicants approached the high court for seeking clarification or modification of the August 13 order.
During the hearing of their applications, counsel for the applicants pleaded that the Supreme Court had vide its interim order dated March 30 had allowed all guest teachers to continue till the regular recruitment of guest faculty.
But, despite repeated queries from the Bench, counsel could not show even a single line in the directions issued by the Supreme Court in its interim order to the effect that even “ineligible” guest teachers were also to be allowed to continue in service till March 31, 2013.
The Bench, therefore, observed in its order today that it was not convinced with the arguments raised by the applicants, and dismissed both applications filed by ineligible guest teachers.