Recovery Of Salary Of Teachers On Election Duty For Non-Performance Of Teaching Duty; Patna HC Asks Education Dept Not To Pass ‘Absurd’ Orders [Read Judgment]

Terming it an ‘absurd’ order, the Patna High Court has come down heavily on Education Department for ordering recovery of salary of teachers on the ground of not imparting teaching job but engaged in election duty.If the petitioner refused to join election duty, he is liable to be prosecuted and disciplinary action. Terming it an ‘absurd’ order, the Patna High Court has come down heavily on Education Department for ordering recovery of salary of teachers on the ground of not imparting teaching job but engaged in election duty. If he carried the direction and discharged the duty at the dictates of the district administration in election duty, then he has to suffer the liability of recovery of salary paid during that period on the alleged objection of office of Accountant General that the petitioner has not discharged teaching duty, Justice Anil Kumar Upadhyay said. The court also directed the Principal Secretary of the Education Department to take immediate corrective measures and direct recall of the order with regard to all the 109 teachers, who have been saddled with the liability of recovery of salary on the ground of not imparting teaching job but engaged in election duty.