Bhubaneswar, April 27 -- Odisha government has reportedly challenged the Orissa High Court's rejection of the merit list prepared by the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) for the recruitment of junior teachers in primary and upper primary schools across the State.

The next hearing of the case is on April 29.

Last month, the Orissa High Court had directed OSEPA to come up with a fresh draft merit list for appointment of over 18,000 junior teachers in primary schools (Class I to V) and upper primary schools (Class V to VIII) in the state.

The High Court, on January 31, had concluded the hearing on pleas alleging irregularities in the recruitment process of junior teachers and reserved its interim order.

OSEPA had publi...