Cuttack, Nov 28: Odisha School and Mass Education department on Friday filed a fresh affidavit in Orissa High Court along with the compliance report stating that the State government has disengaged the contractual teachers who were given appointments after June 11, 2015 in violation of court orders.
The fresh affidavit follows censure of the High Court on Thursday which had expressed anguish over the affidavit filed by the department.
“This deponent (Chopra) has issued necessary orders on 20/11/2015 directing the Director of State Higher Education to disengage all the contract teachers, who were engaged/ appointed after 11/06/2015,” the Secretary said in a fresh affidavit.
Along with the affidavit, the Department Secretary also filed a compliance report in accordance with the earlier order and urged the High Court to drop the contempt proceedings initiated against her.
A division bench of the High Court will hear that matter further on December 1.
Notably, the High Court had on June 11 this year imposed a stay on appointment of contractual teachers pending disposal of several original applications in State Administrative Tribunal (SAT).
