A month after high court clears appointments, 411 assistant professors/librarians in Punjab still awaiting joining letter

The recruitment of 1,158 adjunct professors and librarians, which began successful 2021 for authorities colleges successful Punjab aft 25 years, faced a enactment bid from the precocious tribunal conscionable arsenic candidates selected based connected the written trial were joining the colleges. The tribunal ordered the authorities authorities to halt the recruitment process owed to allegations that the criteria utilized were “wholly arbitrary and discriminatory.”

At that time, lone 122 candidates were capable to join. Out of the remaining candidates, 483 received joining letters, portion 411 did not adjacent person them. After a single-judge seat issued orders to cancel the recruitment process, the Punjab authorities challenged this determination successful beforehand of a double-judge seat to implicit the recruitment.

On September 23, the precocious tribunal allowed the recruitment of 1,158 adjunct professors/librarians successful Punjab portion overturning the single-judge seat ruling. The written determination was issued connected September 25.

Within the adjacent 2 oregon 3 days, the 483 candidates who had antecedently been fixed joining letters successful 2021 were besides capable to articulation the job. However, the remaining 411 candidates associated with connection subjects did not person joining letters adjacent then.

Talking To The Indian Express, Bains said, “Approximately 150 writs were pending successful court. We sent the record to the bureau of the advocator general, who has present returned it. We volition guardant the record to the Election Commission. I anticipation the candidates volition person the assignment letters wrong 10 to 15 days.”

“We are dedicated to converting our contractual employees into imperishable employees. Our ongoing efforts absorption connected resolving each ineligible obstacles done the tribunal strategy to facilitate this transition. Recently, we successfully cleared the lawsuit for 1,158 professors, marking a important measurement guardant successful our committedness to occupation security,” posted Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann connected X connected October 17.

“Language subjects are mandatory successful each assemblage and school, yet the process to nonstop these candidates to colleges has not begun. This is simply a substance of concern,” said Balwinder Singh Chahal, typical of adjunct professors and librarians.