From The Hindu · · 1m 30s
Court fines education department for appeal delay
Telangana High Court imposes twenty five thousand rupees costs on School Education department for filing appeal 250 days late in case of deceased teacher.
In brief
Telangana High Court imposes twenty five thousand rupees costs on School Education department for filing appeal 250 days late in case of deceased teacher. Telangana High Court fined the School Education department twenty five thousand rupees for delaying an appeal by 250 days in a case involving a deceased…
Court penalises education department
The Telangana High Court imposed costs of twenty five thousand rupees on the School Education department for filing an appeal petition with a delay of 250 days.
Bench orders payment within two weeks
Acting Chief Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice Narsing Rao Nandikonda ordered the costs be deposited with the State Legal Services Authority within two weeks.
Teacher sought absorption for two decades
K. Girish filed a writ petition in 2016 seeking absorption as grant-in-aid teacher based on a proposal sent by Vivek Vardhini Education Society in 2003. The School Education department declined the proposal two years later.
Single judge ruled in favour of deceased
K. Girish died before the case concluded. On September 23 last year, the single judge ordered the Hyderabad District School Education Officer to declare his absorption and extend all consequential benefits.
Court stays order, warns of recovery
The division bench stayed the single judge order and instructed the Principal Secretary to identify which officer caused the delay. The bench warned costs may be recovered from the erring official.
“If necessary, the costs shall be recovered from the erring official.”
The key point
Telangana High Court fined the School Education department twenty five thousand rupees for delaying an appeal by 250 days in a case involving a deceased grant-in-aid teacher.
