HC: Sculpture grads must get priority for sthapathi posts
TNN | Jan 14, 2020, 04.26 AM IST
Chennai: Right to employment is a fundamental right and when a special institution is created for a specific purpose, it is the duty of the state to make way for adequate employment opportunities for graduates of such institutions, the Madras high court observed on Monday and directed the government to give ‘first priority’ to graduates from Government College of Architecture and Sculpture while filling the posts of engineers, draftsman and sthapathis.
The posts are for the newly constituted renovation and conservation wing under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department.
Justice R Mahadevan passed the order on a plea moved by D V Murugan seeking direction to the authorities to appoint the sthapathi degree holders from Government College of Architecture and Sculpture, Mamallapuram, in the post meant for assistant engineer in every zonal office or alternately make provisions for appointment of such graduates as sthapathis as done in Andhra Pradesh in each division taking into consideration the number of temples in a particular division under the HR&CE department.
Allowing the plea, the judge said: “The knowledge in civil engineering alone is not sufficient to cater to the needs of renovation of temples including sculpting. Whereas, the students from the sculpting college or any other institution covering the field, who are also taught architecture and design with thorough knowledge in sculpting, would be eligible to be appointed in the HR&CE department.”
The appointment of such successful candidates as sthapathis would lessen the financial burden on the exchequer as they would be in a position to carry out minor repair work on their own with less role from third parties and they could perform twin functions of an engineer and that of sthapathi, Justice Mahadevan added. The court also directed the state to finalise and bring to life the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments engineering and subordinate service rules in three months.
TNN | Jan 14, 2020, 04.26 AM IST
Chennai: Right to employment is a fundamental right and when a special institution is created for a specific purpose, it is the duty of the state to make way for adequate employment opportunities for graduates of such institutions, the Madras high court observed on Monday and directed the government to give ‘first priority’ to graduates from Government College of Architecture and Sculpture while filling the posts of engineers, draftsman and sthapathis.
The posts are for the newly constituted renovation and conservation wing under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department.
Justice R Mahadevan passed the order on a plea moved by D V Murugan seeking direction to the authorities to appoint the sthapathi degree holders from Government College of Architecture and Sculpture, Mamallapuram, in the post meant for assistant engineer in every zonal office or alternately make provisions for appointment of such graduates as sthapathis as done in Andhra Pradesh in each division taking into consideration the number of temples in a particular division under the HR&CE department.
Allowing the plea, the judge said: “The knowledge in civil engineering alone is not sufficient to cater to the needs of renovation of temples including sculpting. Whereas, the students from the sculpting college or any other institution covering the field, who are also taught architecture and design with thorough knowledge in sculpting, would be eligible to be appointed in the HR&CE department.”
The appointment of such successful candidates as sthapathis would lessen the financial burden on the exchequer as they would be in a position to carry out minor repair work on their own with less role from third parties and they could perform twin functions of an engineer and that of sthapathi, Justice Mahadevan added. The court also directed the state to finalise and bring to life the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments engineering and subordinate service rules in three months.
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