PHC refuses to ban Bihar Teacher Recruitment for 1.75 lakh teachers by BPSC latest news update 2023
Latest Updated 05/07/2023: The Patna High Court has clearly refused to stay the reinstatement process of 1.75 lakh teachers. The court heard together on Tuesday about a dozen petitions challenging the teacher appointment process and its rules.
A division bench of Chief Justice Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Partha Sarathi passed the order after hearing. Advocates Dinu Kumar, Basant Kumar, Abhinav Srivastava, Chaudhary presented their side in the patna high court on behalf of the candidates. The advocates told the patna high court that the validity of the Bihar State Teachers (Recruitment, Transfer, Disciplinary Action & Service Conditions) Rules, 2023 has been challenged for the reinstatement of 2 lakh teachers. He said that in the year 2006, rules were made for the reinstatement of teachers. Then the rules were implemented in the years 2008, 2012 and 2020. Under this, teachers were recruited in the state. All these rules have been abolished and new rules have been implemented. He said that under the earlier rules, the right to appoint teachers in schools was in the hands of Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad and Municipality.
Now the government is doing the recruitment through Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC). He said that withdrawing the right to reinstate teachers from Panchayats, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishads and Municipalities is a violation of the principles of local autonomy. According to the new provisions, BPSC has been given the responsibility of recommending appointment on the basis of examination for the reinstatement of 2.5 lakh teachers. Whereas earlier the candidates who passed the TET exam were reinstated as teachers.
Against the principle of equality, the qualifications and functions of the teachers appointed under the 2006 rules are at par with the new rules. According to the new rule, the teachers who will be reinstated will be given salary. It is opposed to the principle of equality.
Vacancies & Process
- 1,70,461 appointments to be made from BPSC
- July 12 is the last date for application
- 70 thousand candidates have applied so far
- Exam to be held on 24, 25, 26 and 27 August
Advocate General has the right to make new rules for the government
On behalf of the State Government, Advocate General PK Shahi and Senior Supreme Court Advocate V Giri, on behalf of the Education Department, told the court that the department and the government have the right to frame new rules for the reinstatement of qualified teachers. After hearing the arguments of both sides, the court refused to stay the recruitment process & fixed 22 August as the date of final hearing on the matter.
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