College staff disappointed over non-disbursal of salary
APRIL 04, 2019 00:00 IST
Despite a High Court directive to officials to raise salary bills by April 2, over 40 teaching and non-teaching staff of Devanga Arts College, Aruppukottai, on Wednesday returned home disappointed after Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education (RJD) R. Baskaran “refused” to comply with the order.
The staff, who held a meeting with the RJD, insisted that an order be issued for disbursal of salary for February following a directive from the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court to the Education department to disburse salary by April 2. The order was issued on Friday.
“Meanwhile, the Director of Collegiate Education issued an order on April 2 to the RJD to act as per the court order. However, since no salary was received on Tuesday, around 40 of us met the RJD,” a teaching staff said.
Mr. Baskaran said he wanted to receive clarification from the Director’s office and also get legal opinion from the Government Pleader on the issue before acting on the order.
“We do not understand the logic behind his argument. When the court has issued a directive, and his higher official [Director] has given the nod to comply with the court order, why should he insist on legal opinion,” a MUTA member said.
The staff member said it was only a ploy to help another group of staff, whose appointment in the college had been challenged, also to get salary.
The court had restricted disbursal of salary to those who were appointed prior to October 4, 2017.
APRIL 04, 2019 00:00 IST
Despite a High Court directive to officials to raise salary bills by April 2, over 40 teaching and non-teaching staff of Devanga Arts College, Aruppukottai, on Wednesday returned home disappointed after Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education (RJD) R. Baskaran “refused” to comply with the order.
The staff, who held a meeting with the RJD, insisted that an order be issued for disbursal of salary for February following a directive from the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court to the Education department to disburse salary by April 2. The order was issued on Friday.
“Meanwhile, the Director of Collegiate Education issued an order on April 2 to the RJD to act as per the court order. However, since no salary was received on Tuesday, around 40 of us met the RJD,” a teaching staff said.
Mr. Baskaran said he wanted to receive clarification from the Director’s office and also get legal opinion from the Government Pleader on the issue before acting on the order.
“We do not understand the logic behind his argument. When the court has issued a directive, and his higher official [Director] has given the nod to comply with the court order, why should he insist on legal opinion,” a MUTA member said.
The staff member said it was only a ploy to help another group of staff, whose appointment in the college had been challenged, also to get salary.
The court had restricted disbursal of salary to those who were appointed prior to October 4, 2017.
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