District judges to hear appeals of school staff

Chandigarh, May 27
The District and Sessions Judges in Haryana have also been authorised to hear appeals of employees of aided or unaided schools against the orders of the management.

While stating this here, a spokesman of the School Education Department said the tribunals already notified by the Punjab and Haryana High Court would also hear such appeals.

He said the Supreme Court had observed in a judgement dated October 30, 2002, in TMA Pai Foundation and others versus State of Karnataka that for the redressal of grievances of employees of unaided educational institutions, who were subjected to punishment of termination of services, mechanism would have to be evolved by constituting appropriate tribunal. It was also stated that the right of filing appeals would lie before the District and Sessions Judges or the Additional District and Sessions Judges till the tribunals were set up