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Time of India
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Give equal pay to all graduate trained middle school teachers: HC to govt
Patna: The Patna high court has directed the state govt to grant graduate-trained grade pay (Rs 11,000 per month) to all 'niyojit' trained and graduate teachers of middle schools, appointed between 2006 and 2012. The high court directed the additional chief secretary of the education department to complete the exercise of equalising the grade pay of all middle school 'niyojit' graduate teachers in Bihar within three months. Since the grade pay of graduate trained middle school 'niyojit' teachers was first introduced by the state govt by framing a new service conditions rules on April 3, 2012, many such eligible middle school teachers appointed prior to the date are being paid lesser than their colleagues. A single bench of justice Purnendu Singh while allowing a writ petition of one Rajesh Kumar Pandey delivered this judgment on Monday, a copy of which was uploaded on the HC websites on Tuesday evening. Justice Singh held such difference in salary for the middle school 'niyojit' teachers in Bihar as discriminatory and in violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution of India.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC asks BPSC to pay Rs20L compensation for illegal disqualification
1 2 Patna: The Patna high court , in a recent verdict, directed the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) to pay Rs 20 lakh in compensation to a candidate who was "maliciously" disqualified from the recruitment process for lecturers in Bihar. In a strongly worded judgment, the court held that the commission had abused its authority by rejecting the petitioner's legitimate claim of permanent disability while accepting the candidature of another candidate with an invalid certificate. The single-judge bench of Justice Purnendu Singh, while allowing the writ petition filed by one Durgesh Kumar , delivered the ruling on April 28. The verdict entered the public domain after it was uploaded to the high court's website on Saturday evening. The court also imposed a cost of Rs 20,000 on the commission for publishing the result of a candidate whose disability certificate was found to be legally invalid, thereby unjustly outweighing the petitioner's legitimate and bona fide claim. Representing the petitioner, advocate Shankar Kumar Thakur argued that the case pertained to the selection of music lecturers in various universities in Bihar against 26 posts reserved for persons with disabilities, as advertised by BPSC in 2020. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Your Finger Shape Says a Lot About Your Personality, Read Now Tips and Tricks Undo Durgesh Kumar had applied under the visually impaired category, submitting a certificate confirming permanent disability due to binocular vision impairment. However, his merit score was shown to be lower than that of another candidate, Kamlendra Prasad, who held a temporary disability certificate, which was found to be legally invalid in light of the eligibility norms set out in the original advertisement. "This is a clear-cut case of discrimination," argued Thakur. The court observed that the commission's actions were "malicious and an abuse of powers" as granted under the Constitution of India. Accordingly, Justice Singh directed the state govt and the BPSC to appoint the petitioner to the post of lecturer in vocal music (arts and crafts) within eight weeks. In addition, the high court instructed the BPSC chairman to initiate an internal inquiry into the role of commission members and staff involved in the matter. The chairman was also directed to recover the entire compensation amount from the erring officers responsible for the wrongful denial of employment to the petitioner.
