Secretary, Punjab School EDUCATION FOR POOR IN INDIA Board in a soup: Chandigarh-September 23rd-“M. Tech. degree of G.S. Baht, Secretary, Punjab School Education Board, SAS Nagar is “not valid and admissible”- Government has directed the PSEB, SAS Nagar to reconsider appointment of G.S. Bath, and file amended reply in HC after taking action”- says Anjali Bhawra, Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, in her affidavit: A stunning blow appears to have been delivered to the Punjab School Education Board, by Anjali Bhawra, Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, in her affidavit dated September 18th, 2014, filed in a writ of Quo-Warranto filed by Malwinder Singh, a Social Studies Master, challenging the appointment of Gurinder Pal Singh Bath as Secretary of Punjab School Education Board, SAS Nagar, inter-alia, on the grounds that his M.Tech. degree acquired through distance mode is not valid. In her affidavit, Anjali Bhawra has stated that “On the basis of correspondence with the All India Council for Technical Education, Punjab Technical Education, and University Grants Commission, the Government observed that the M. Tech degree obtained by the respondent no.3, Sh. Gurinder Pal Singh, as a bonafide student from Aggarwal College Mohali, through Distance Education mode from Karnataka Stat Open University, is not valid and admissible.” Anjali Bhawra has further disclosed in her affidavit that “The Government vide Memo dated 25.8.2014 also issued instructions to respondent no.2 Board, to reconsider the matter of the appointment of Sh. Gurinderpal Singh, to the post of Secretary, Punjab School Education Board and to file amended reply before this Hon’ble Court after taking necessary action.” Copy of the affidavit has been delivered to Advocate H.C. Arora, Counsel for petitioner. The CWP is scheduled to be listed for further hearing before HC on September 29th. (H.C. ARORA) ADVOCATE COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 02:43:21 +0000
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