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After 16 years, can’t leave teacher without livelihood: Allahabad HC to UP
After 16 years, can’t leave teacher without livelihood: Allahabad HC to UP
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government whether contractual teachers who have served for over 15 years will be regularised. The court said a teacher cannot be left without…
The Story in Brief
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government whether contractual teachers who have served for over 15 years will be regularised. The court said a teacher cannot be left without livelihood after 16 years of service. It directed the government to file a personal affidavit from the additional chief secretary of basic education.
In a separate but related case, the court also ruled that the state cannot cancel a teacher's appointment for lack of qualification after 29 years unless fraud is proved. The power to cancel under Section 16-E(10) of the Intermediate Education Act cannot be used at a belated stage, it said, binding itself to a full bench decision in Dr. Asha Saxena's case.
The Indian Opinion
Two separate orders by the same court underline how casually the UP government treats teachers. In one case, an appointment was questioned after 29 years; in the other, a contract was not renewed after 16 years. The default narrative blames 'policy' or 'rules,' but the real question is whether the state has any intention of granting job security to those who serve for decades. The September 8 hearing will test if the government offers a concrete regularisation plan or just more excuses.
Sources (2): livelaw.in, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
