Appoint legal advisors for edu dept: HC
K.Kaushik@timesgroup.com
Madurai:
The Madras high court has suggested the state government to consider appointing legal advisors for the school education department in all districts, to obtain proper legal advice before the authorities pass any orders.
A division bench of justices N Kirubakaran and B Pugalendhi observed that it is an admitted fact that in cases filed before the principal seat as well as the Madurai bench, majority of them are related to the education department. Because of lack of proper legal advice, many times, wrong orders are being passed due to which the interest of the department is affected. Therefore, it is appropriate to have a legal advisor.
The judges also suo motu impleaded the secretary of the school education department as a respondent and directed to take a decision in this regard and file a report before the court on October 28.
The court was hearing a petition filed by the school education department to condone the delay of 543 days in filing a writ appeal with regard to surplus teachers challenging a single judge’s order, which was passed in 2018.
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