: Madras High court has directed the state government to conduct the ongoing counselling for for teachers in a transparent manner.
Justice D Hariparanthaman gave the direction on June 23 while disposing of a petition from V Vaiyanan, awaiting promotion to the post of Post Graduate Assistant (Biology),now working as BT Assistant in a government school in Kayalkudi in Thoothukudi district.
The petitioner opted for promotion and transfer to a Government Higher Secondary School of his choice. But in the counselling, his plea was not considered.
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Disposing of the petition, the judge bemoaned that the transfer and postings were not done in a transparent manner, but instead done in a secret manner.The purpose of counselling is to ensure that transfer or promotion was done in a transparent manner and the teacher should not have a grievance that his/her juniors are transferred or promoted unduly.
The judge directed the authorities concerned to conduct the ongoing counselling, in which the petitioner is taking part, in a transparent manner.
