In what may be seen as another setback for the Congress-led State Government, the Uttarakhand High Court in Nainital has ordered a stay on the implementation of the Government order dated May 25, 2016 regarding the appointment of guest teachers. The State has been given three weeks to file its reply in the case.
It should be noted here that Rishikesh resident Alok Parmar and Nainital resident Mamta Pant had filed a petition in the High Court of Uttarakhand in which they have elicited the court's attention to the government order regarding the appointment of guest teachers issued on May 25 while also adding that the regular appointments have not been made for a considerable time period now.
The petitioners stated that according to the said government order, any candidate succeeding at the block level is eligible for employment in any of the government schools in the State which is in violation of the rules. Following the hearing, the High Court single bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia ordered a stay on the implementation of the said government order regarding appointment of guest teachers. The court also expressed dissatisfaction at the recurring appointment of teachers in a manner which is not in accordance with the statement submitted in the court by the education department in the past.