Keep three P.G. Assistant posts vacant: court Special Correspondent
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has ordered that three posts of P.G. Assistant (Commerce) in schools to be kept vacant until further orders. Passing interim orders on a petition filed by three visually handicapped persons, who said they were postgraduates in commerce with B.Ed and M.Phil qualifications, Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar ordered notice. In the common writ petition, B. Jayaraman of Villupuram district and two others said the Social Welfare and Nutritious Meals Scheme Department issued an order, dated December 3, 2007, providing for employment for 200 visually handicapped graduates and postgraduates in Tamil and history in high and higher secondary schools. Special measure This special arrangement was meant to eradicate unemployment among the visually handicapped. An implementing G.O. was passed by the School Education Department in May this year to fill 100 posts in Tamil and 100 posts in history with visually handicapped candidates in high and higher secondary schools. pursuance The petitioners submitted that besides those with Tamil and history, the number of visually handicapped graduates and postgraduates with B.Ed, M.Ed. and M.Phil qualifications in commerce, economics, music and political science were waiting for employment for several years after registering themselves with the employment exchange. They said the impugned orders were discriminatory and unconstitutional. "Call for records" The petitioners urged the court to issue a writ calling for the records relating to the two orders and quash them. http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008081059880600.htm&date=2008/08/10/&prd=th&; Source: "The Hindu", date: 10-08-2008 Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
