Shimla, March 4 -- The Himachal Pradesh high court on Tuesday issued notice to the state government on a petition challenging the imposition of a screening test for teachers in schools recently shifted to the CBSE curriculum.

The petition, filed by the Joint Teachers Front of Himachal Pradesh, questions the legality of requiring in-service teachers to clear a screening test as a pre-condition to continue teaching in schools converted from the Himachal Pradesh Board pattern to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) system.

The division bench of justice Vivek Singh Thakur and justice Ranjan Sharma issued notices to the state government, CBSE, and the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE).

Appearing for the petition...