The High Court on Monday adjourned to July 17 a batch of writ petitions filed by government school teachers who challenged Government Order No. 5, relating to rules governing transfers of teachers.
Additional Advocate General J. Ramchander Rao told a bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji hearing the pleas that work in Education Department got paralysed following the orders issued by the HC staying transfer of government school teachers. While the GO No. 5 was issued on January 25, the HC passed interim direction staying its implementation on March 7 after a batch of writ petitions were filed.
The AAG said the government planned transfers of teachers following requests from the latter and brought the GO in consultation with teacher unions. During the previous hearing, the government counsel wanted an early adjudication of the batch of petitions stating that teachers’ services would be required in conducting the Assembly elections.
