AUT writes to CM on withdrawal of SLP in SC
In a statement, general secretary of AUT, K Raja, said that while teachers in govt colleges have received CAS benefits as per GO No. 5 dated Jan 11, 2021, their counterparts in aided colleges have been denied the same. "Thousands of teachers are pushed to the corner over the denial of CAS benefits, leading to frustration," said Raja.
The petition said that despite court orders in favour of teachers from Urumu Dhanalakshmi College in Trichy, including directions to release monetary benefits, the higher education department moved the apex court. Citing selective implementation of CAS benefits in certain regions like Coimbatore and Thanjavur, the AUT called the SLP "anti-teacher" and urged the state to uphold parity and fairness by immediately withdrawing it.
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