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| JKTF urges Govt to explore legal, legislative relief on TET issue | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 30: J&K Teachers Forum (JKTF) today urged the Jammu and Kashmir Government to explore all available legal remedies, including filing a Curative Petition before the Supreme Court, and called upon the Government of India to consider legislative measures to protect teachers affected by the recent judgment relating to the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).
In a statement, JKTF UT President Mohd Ashraf Sheikh expressed concern over the implications of the judgment for thousands of in-service teachers in Jammu and Kashmir and across the country. He said the unique constitutional and administrative circumstances of J&K prior to the reorganization of the erstwhile State must be taken into consideration while addressing the issue.
Sheikh stated that teachers in Jammu and Kashmir did not receive the same structured opportunities to qualify TET as were available in many other States and Union Territories. He added that recruitment rules governing teachers in J&K were substantially different and appointments were made through legally valid recruitment processes under the prevailing rules of the time.
The JKTF leader said retrospective application of the TET mandate without considering these factors could adversely affect the service conditions and livelihoods of thousands of teachers who have rendered years of dedicated service in the education sector.
He urged the UT Government and School Education Department to place before the appropriate judicial forum all relevant facts, including the manner of implementation of the Right to Education Act in J&K, the distinct recruitment rules that existed before reorganization, and the limited opportunities available to teachers for qualifying TET.
Sheikh also appealed to the Government of India to consider an appropriate legislative intervention during the forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament to provide relief to affected teachers and ensure stability in the education sector.
Calling for unity among teachers, Sheikh urged all teachers' organizations to rise above differences and evolve a common strategy to safeguard the interests of the teaching fraternity.
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