Teachers can resort to court if committee imparts discriminatory treatment, says IHC  

ISLAMABAD – While hearing the petition against the committee constituted for regularisation of deputationist teachers, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has remarked that the court will keep watch on the committee decisions and if it imparts discriminatory treatment to teachers then they can resort to the court. 

A single bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice Athar Minallah made the remarks during the hearing of the petitions filed by the deputationist teachers. 

The counsel for the petitioners GM Chaudhry contended that the ill intent of the five-member committee constituted for taking interviews of the teachers individually is already evident because Saqib Shahab, director and Azam Gakhar, director legal who are included in the committee have already issued order against the teachers and the court had declared this order null and void. 

The petitioners stated that the court had declared committee be set up at ministry level to look into the matters of teachers but director general of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) contrary to it included these people in the committee. They added that this thing is very clear that the bias of the committee which is constituted with malafide intent against the teachers is open. Therefore, the court should issue orders for dissolution of this committee. 

Chief Justice IHC Athar Minallah ordered that if the said committee shows discrimination against the teachers then court is here and it would keep an eye on proceedings of the committee. The teachers should let the committee do its job. 

Later, the court adjourned the hearing of the case for indefinite period. 

The counsel for the teachers while talking to media men said that the court on one side had issued warning to the FDE that no discrimination should be shown against any teacher and no teacher should be separated from his family. 

He also told that if those who are part of the committee interpret the court’s orders according to their sweet will then they would stand in the court.

Article source: https://nation.com.pk/10-Apr-2021/teachers-can-resort-to-court-if-committee-imparts-discriminatory-treatment-says-ihc