The Supreme Court has issued show cause notices to the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Ministry of Education and Sports and Tribhuvan University demanding reasons why the Cabinet had decided to appoint part-time teachers as contract teachers.
The government on August 22 has agreed to provide permanent appointment to 900 TU part-time teachers who have completed one year of teaching following protest from part time teachers.
Acting upon a writ petition jointly filed by permanent residents of Chitwan district Bishnu Hari Koirala and Krishna Prasad Nure, a single bench of Justice Pawan Kumar Ojha issued the order.
The petitioners have claimed the decision is against the rule of law and against the Working Procedures of TU Teachers and Officials Service Conditions 2051 BS.