IMPHAL: Gauhati High Court has maintained a status quo on the controversial appointment of Sanjenbam Geeta Devi as in-charge chairperson of Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur (COHSEM).
The order implies that Geeta will be holding her earlier post of additional director of Manipur education department (schools) as she is yet to take charge as the council's chairman, said advocate Y Nirmolchand, who appeared on her behalf.
Geeta filed the writ petition challenging Friday's government order appointing her as the council's chairperson. Among other reasons, she, in her petition, said she did not fulfill the requisite qualifications to hold such a post, the lawyer said. In her petition, Geeta contended that such an order was made in contrary to the provisions under sub-section II of Section 12 of the Manipur Higher Secondary Education Act, Nirmolchand added.
The Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur (Desam) has detected the flaw and the government's "wrong" policy in appointing the petitioner to such post, he said. Having heard both parties, Justice UB Saha, in his Imphal bench sitting on Monday maintained the status quo. The court also issued notices to the state respondents commissioner, secretary and director of schools education to give their replies on the writ filed by her within four weeks.
The respondents were also asked to reply within a week as to why the operation of the government's order appointing Geeta as the council's chairman should not be stayed as prayed by her or "why such further or other orders as to this court may deem fit and proper should not be passed." Desam, while opposing Geeta's appointment, has demanded the government to revoke the order. The All Manipur College Teachers' Association (AMCTA) demanded the authorities to review such order.
According to the standing norms, a person who holds the post as director in schools or higher education can be appointed as the council chairman, said Desam's education secretary A Thoithoi on Sunday.
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