Patna High Court’s Order
Patna High Court has indicated towards stopping the salaries of senior officers, including ACS KK Pathak from the Education Department. The court gave this signal while hearing the order to stop the payment of university employees’ salaries. The next hearing is scheduled for June 25th.
Court’s Instructions to Education Department
During the hearing on the matter of not participating in the meeting of Vice-Chancellors and stopping the operation of all university accounts, the court instructed the Education Department to make the payment of the approved budget amount. Failure to do so will result in a stoppage of salaries for all senior officers of the department.
Issues Raised by University Lawyers
On May 16th, lawyers representing universities issued a letter stating that the government had called for a meeting to review the university budgets. Failure to attend this meeting resulted in a halt in the operation of all university accounts until further orders. The court was informed that accounts of Maulana Mazharul Haq Arabic-Persian University, Purnia University, and Munger University have been sealed.
Violation of Rules
The lawyers argued that the Department of Education had no right to dismiss any university employee under the University Act. The State government’s counsel stated that the Education Department would not release any funds until the Vice-Chancellors participate in the meetings. The lawyers emphasized the importance of following rules and regulations in university matters.
पटना हाई कोर्ट ने शिक्षा विभाग के ACS केके पाठक समेत सीनियर अफसरों का वेतन पर रोक लगाने का इशारा किया है। विश्विद्यालय कर्मियों को वेतन रोके जाने को लेकर आदेश की सुनवाई करते हुए यह संकेत दिए हैं। अगली सुनवाई 25 जून को होगी, जिसमें विभाग के सभी आला अधिकारियों के वेतन पर रोक लगाने की संभावना है। शिक्षा विभाग ने तीन विश्वविद्यालयों के सभी खाता सील लगाते हुए उनके कुलपतियों से सवाल पूछा है। इसके बाद महाधिवक्ता पीके शाही ने कहा कि विभाग के बैठक में जब तक वीसी भाग नहीं लेंगे तब तक शिक्षा विभाग एक पैसा नहीं देगा।
