Dehradun, Sept. 25 -- Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 24 Sep: The Uttarakhand government has decided to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court against the recent directive that makes clearing the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) compulsory for continued employment of teachers. The state is hopeful that its arguments during the hearing will secure relief for thousands of teaching staff currently facing uncertainty over their jobs.
The directive has created anxiety among teachers who were recruited into the state's education department before the introduction of TET in 2011. There was no TET requirement for the teachers at the time of their appointment. However, under a recent Supreme Court judgement, all the teachers are be...