Session judges authorized to hear appeal of school employees

By Haryananewswire

Chandigarh, May 25

 District and Session Judges in Haryana have also been authorized to hear appeals of employees of aided or un-aided schools against the orders of the management.

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

          He said that the Supreme Court of India 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 un-aided educational institutions, who are subjected to punishment of termination of services, mechanism will 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 Judge or Additional District and Sessions Judge till the tribunals are set up.