4 yr stint must to become acting inter-college principal: Allahabad HC

Updated on: Sunday, August 14, 2011

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a minimum of four-year teaching experience shall be a must for any teacher who is appointed as the officiating principal of an inter-college in Uttar Pradesh.

Passing the order on last Monday, Justice Arun Tandon also ordered that if a teacher's professional experience was less than four years, he or she could not be considered eligible for appointment to the said post.

The order was passed while allowing a writ petition of Praveena Yadav, a lecturer at Nagar Palika Kanya Inter-College of Kashiram Nagar district.

Yadav had moved the court challenging an order passed by the district inspector of schools on July 25, whereby another lecturer Nirmal Nigam who had two years of teaching experience had been appointed as the officiating principal.

The judge, while setting aside the order, observed that as per the Intermediate Education Act, a person must have at least four-year teaching experience for being considered eligible for the post of officiating principal.

"The district inspector of schools shall appoint a qualified person to the post of officiating principal," the court directed.

4 yr stint must to become acting inter-college principal: Allahabad HC

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