Jolt to TRS Govt: HC suspended G.O. related to mutual transfer of teachers

Hyderabad: The High Court of Telangana has given the big jolt to the TRS government headed by the Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao by suspending the G.O. Rt No. 402 related to the transfer of government teachers within erstwhile districts.

While passing the interim order Justice B. Vijayasen Reddy said that the G.O is against the new presidential order brought after the formation of new districts. Recently, the Court ordered status quo on G.O implementation till April 11. 

The High Court has heard the pleas submitted by the secondary grade teachers from Jayashankar Bhupalapally district. The teachers had moved the Court alleging that the State has no power to issue the G.O as it amounts to interfering with the Presidential order.  G.O 402 allows mutual transfer of teachers within the erstwhile districts. 

Appearing for the petitioners, Advocates NS Arjun Kuman and M.Ramgopal Rao argued that the new presidential order allowed transfer of the teachers from local cadre to another local cadre on a mutual transfer basis.

However, it was subjected to restriction that persons so transferred shall forego seniority in the previous local cadre and shall be assigned the last rank in the new local and the G.O 402 removes this condition. The advocates added that the action of the State government is violation of the Constitution.

After hearing the arguments, the Judge has asked the State government to give a reply by June 20.