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Time of India
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Aided college teachers elected to LSGIs entitled to service benefits'
Kochi: High court has held that teachers in aided colleges affiliated with MG University are entitled to special leave and service benefits during their term as elected representatives or as presidents of local self-govt institutions. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Justice Harisankar V Menon passed the order while allowing the petitions by Saji Chacko of Pathanamthitta and Eby N Eliyas of Piravom, who are teachers in aided colleges affiliated to MG University. Both of them were elected and served as presidents of a grama panchayat and a district panchayat, respectively. The govt had rejected their applications for special leave on the ground that such benefits applied only to aided school teachers under the Kerala Service Rules (KSR). The court noted that the petitioners are governed by the MG University Statutes, 1997, which specifically deal with leave provisions for teachers in aided colleges. It held that Statute 26 of the University Statutes overrides the general provisions of the KSR, and therefore, the rejection of the leave applications on the basis of the KSR was unjustified. The court also took into account that similar benefits had already been granted to aided school teachers, non-teaching staff of aided colleges and both teaching and non-teaching staff of higher secondary schools.
Time of India
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
MG University aided college teachers elected to local bodies entitled to service benefits, rules Kerala high court
Kochi: High court has held that teachers in aided colleges affiliated with MG University are entitled to special leave and service benefits for the period during which they serve as elected representatives or as presidents of local self-govt institutions. Justice Harisankar V Menon passed the order while allowing the petitions filed by Saji Chacko of Pathanamthitta and Eby N Eliyas of Piravom, who are teachers in aided colleges affiliated to MG University. Both of them were elected and served as presidents of a grama panchayat and a district panchayat, respectively. The govt had rejected their applications for special leave on the ground that such benefits applied only to aided school teachers under the Kerala Service Rules (KSR). The court noted that the petitioners are governed by the MG University Statutes, 1997, which specifically deal with leave provisions for teachers in aided colleges. It held that Statute 26 of the University Statutes overrides the general provisions of the KSR, and therefore, the rejection of the leave applications on the basis of the KSR was unjustified. The court also took into account that similar benefits had already been granted to aided school teachers, non-teaching staff of aided colleges and both teaching and non-teaching staff of higher secondary schools. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Flexible in AI & Data Science BITS Pilani Digital Apply Now Undo It further observed that the state govt has proposed amendments to the University Statutes through the pending University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to formalise the extension of such benefits. Allowing the petitions, HC directed that the petitioners be granted special leave, increments, and other service benefits for the period they served as local self-govt representatives. The authorities have been directed to comply with the order within four months.
The Hindu
09-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
AUT opposes re-employment of preferred teachers in Periyar University
The Association of University Teachers (AUT) Tamil Nadu demanded not to give re-employment to preferred teachers in Periyar University and immediately stop the approval given to an agenda by the past administration of the university. In the 116th meeting of the Syndicate on November 22, 2024, Periyar University granted re-employment for nine months till March 31, 2026, to V.R. Palanivelu, Professor of the Department of Management, who is superannuating on June 14, 2025. The faculty members alleged that this re-employment would incur an additional financial loss to the tune of ₹26.67 lakh to the university in the academic year 2025-26. Re-employment should be given only to the teachers, who are retiring in the middle of an academic year. But the past university administration allegedly gave re-employment to preferred teachers and denied re-employment for a few. AUT general secretary, K. Raja, said that granting re-employment to a few preferred teachers was a violation of the rules. The Registrar in-charge, vide his circular dated April 23, 2025, declared that the university was on vacation from May 3 to June 29 and reopens on June 30, 2025. As per Chapter VIII, Section 12(2) of the University Statutes, full-time teachers of the university shall be entitled to a summer vacation of two months from May 1 to June 30 (both days inclusive) and all gazetted holidays. The university, in its 102nd syndicate meeting held on January 11, 2019, adopted in writing that the academic year of Periyar University is to be from July 1 to April 30, with May and June being the vacation in consonance with the general rule followed by the State universities, Mr. Raja added. Stating that few teachers were denied re-employment at Periyar University, Mr. Raja said N. Rajendhiran, former HoD of Management Studies, was relieved from service, denying re-employment as he attained superannuation in June 2018. This denial was done based upon an earlier denial of re-employment to S. Murugesh, former HoD of Botany, as he attained superannuation in June 2017. As per the resolution of the Syndicate, re-employment was to be granted only to those teachers retiring on or after July 1 of each academic year. Contrasting this, the university granted re-employment (July 1, 2022, to May 2023) to P. Kumaradhas, HoD, Physics, who attained superannuation in June 2022. Not only Mr. Kumaradhas, but also professors S. Anbazhagan and C. Selvaraj were granted re-employment in July 2023 and at the same time, A. Muthusamy, a Mathematics Department professor, was denied re-employment and was relieved from service on June 30, 2024. Now the university granted re-employment for Mr. Palanivelu, who is retiring on June 14, 2025, Mr. Raja added. Stating that teachers who raised their voices against these illegalities were crushed by the university, Mr. Raja said that as assistant professor K. Premkumar, in his capacity as the then general secretary of the Periyar University Teachers' Association, drew the attention of the ex-officio members of the Syndicate to this gross violation for providing re-employment to Mr. Kumaradhas, he was vindictively suspended and subsequently terminated from service. The AUT demands to immediately revoke and annul the vindictive termination of Mr. Premkumar and reinstate him and immediately stop the Syndicate approval granted to the re-employment of Mr. Palanivelu. The Higher Education department should conduct an on-the-spot inquiry into the illegal re-employment granted to professors Kumaradhas, Anbazhagan, and Selvaraj and the denial of the same to professors Rajendhiran and Muthusamy and initiate steps to recover the financial loss of ₹86.42 lakh by granting re-employment to these three professors. Likewise, punitive action should be taken on the perpetrators of these conscious violations, Mr. Raja added.
