HC notice to state over retd teachers’ pay cut

Chandigarh, June 9

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice to the Punjab Education Department and Union of India on writ petition filed by two retired ETT teachers against the reduction of their monthly salaries prior to retirement from Rs 37,800 to Rs 15,000.

Justice Rajbir Sehrawat also issued notice to the Punjab Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan for August 25 on the petition filed by Hoshiar Singh and Baljinder Singh. The Bench was told that their salaries were reduced retrospectively from June 2018 vide notification dated January 23 last year. Counsel HC Arora submitted the petitioners subsequently retired from service. The reason, although not stated in notification, was that they had not submitted option for seeking regularisation in the Education Department on the terms and conditions mentioned in the regularisation notification. — TNS

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