Contract [Niyojit] Teachers Are Not Entitled To Salary At Par With Regular Permanent Teachers: SC Sets Aside Patna HC Judgment [Read Judgment]

In a setback to about 4 Lakh Niyojit Teachers (contract Teachers) in Bihar, the Supreme Court has set aside a Patna High Court judgment which had held that they are entitled to a salary at par with regular permanent teachers.Allowing the appeals filed by the State, the bench comprising Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit observed that such a situation could create...