CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has restrained the Punjab government from finalizing the result on the selection of 2364 Elementary Teacher Training (ETT) teachers in the state.
The HC, however, has asked the state government to continue with the selection process and the stay would be only on declaration of final result.
“A perusal of the present petition shows that the petitioners have prima facie a genuine cause.Therefore, in the meanwhile, the counselling may go on, but no final result of appointment would be declared, till the next date of hearing,” the HC has ordered.
The matter has now been adjourned for July 1 for further hearing.
The main issue involved in the controversy is if the candidates having 18 months diploma in elementary education (D.El. Ed) from National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) are eligible for ETT teachers posts or not.
The HC has passed these orders in view of the fact that the Punjab government had earlier made a statement before the HC that the selection process is completed and the final result would be declared in terms of original advertisement.
Justice Sudeepti Sharma of the HC has passed these orders while hearing a petition filed by Mahavir Singh and others.
The petitioners have challenged the order dated June 7 passed by Director Education Recruitment Directorate, Punjab, whereby on the basis of the opinion given by the office of Advocate General (AG), Punjab, candidates having 18 months diploma in elementary education (D.El.Ed) from National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) are held not liable to be considered for selection/appointment to the post of ETT teachers.
Counsel for the petitioners, advocate Vikas Chatrath contended that without any order from this Court for passing any speaking order the respondents have passed the impugned order rejecting the claim of the petitioners only on the opinion given by the AG office Punjab, which amounts to committing the contempt of court.
Counsel for the petitioners also submitted that counselling is going on and since the petitioners apprehend that their names are there in the selected candidates list but they have not been called in the counselling process and because of the impugned order they have been ousted, therefore, they had prayed for interim relief of not declaring the result.
The HC, however, has asked the state government to continue with the selection process and the stay would be only on declaration of final result.
“A perusal of the present petition shows that the petitioners have prima facie a genuine cause.Therefore, in the meanwhile, the counselling may go on, but no final result of appointment would be declared, till the next date of hearing,” the HC has ordered.
The matter has now been adjourned for July 1 for further hearing.
The main issue involved in the controversy is if the candidates having 18 months diploma in elementary education (D.El. Ed) from National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) are eligible for ETT teachers posts or not.
The HC has passed these orders in view of the fact that the Punjab government had earlier made a statement before the HC that the selection process is completed and the final result would be declared in terms of original advertisement.
Justice Sudeepti Sharma of the HC has passed these orders while hearing a petition filed by Mahavir Singh and others.
The petitioners have challenged the order dated June 7 passed by Director Education Recruitment Directorate, Punjab, whereby on the basis of the opinion given by the office of Advocate General (AG), Punjab, candidates having 18 months diploma in elementary education (D.El.Ed) from National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) are held not liable to be considered for selection/appointment to the post of ETT teachers.
Counsel for the petitioners, advocate Vikas Chatrath contended that without any order from this Court for passing any speaking order the respondents have passed the impugned order rejecting the claim of the petitioners only on the opinion given by the AG office Punjab, which amounts to committing the contempt of court.
Counsel for the petitioners also submitted that counselling is going on and since the petitioners apprehend that their names are there in the selected candidates list but they have not been called in the counselling process and because of the impugned order they have been ousted, therefore, they had prayed for interim relief of not declaring the result.