Teacher Recruitment 2022: State authorities committed irregularities in fixing quota, says Allahabad HC
The court has asked the state government to review the final list released in the matter on June 1, 2023, within the next three months after fixing the reservation in proper manner. The bench has also quashed the select list of 68,000 teachers released on January 5, 2022. "The reservation limit must not exceed 50 per cent of the total seats in any circumstances," said the bench.
Allahabad HC holds state authorities responsible for committing irregularities in fixing quotas in teacher recruitment
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has said that authorities have committed several illegalities in fixing the quota for the appointment of 69,000 teachers in the state in the Assistant Teachers Recruitment Examination (ATRE)-2019.
The court has asked the state government to review the final list released in the matter on June 1, 2023, within the next three months after fixing the reservation in a proper manner. The bench has also quashed the select list of 68,000 teachers released on January 5, 2022. "The reservation limit must not exceed 50 per cent of the total seats in any circumstances," said the bench.
A bench of justice Om Prakash Shukla passed the verdict disposing of as many as 117 writ petitions. "Apparently, there was no clarity on the score and details of the reserved category candidates, who appeared in the ATRE 2019. There had been no endeavor from the state authorities, who are custodians of the records of the ATRE 2019 and would have assisted this court in providing the said records," Justice Shukla observed in the order. "
The candidates already appointed and presently working as assistant teachers in various districts in pursuance of the ATRE 2019 shall continue to work in their posts till the state authorities revise the select list," he said.
The court expressed sorrow for the already-posted instructors who might lose their jobs as a result of the review, but it continued to decide that the order will help to restore the equity of the system.
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