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Protect teachers in private colleges: SC:
Context
- Mr. Yadav, Filed a PIL plea to end ‘blackmail, harassment’ of over four lakh teachers in various private engineering colleges, recognised by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE).
Plea
- Moved by the petition, the court ordered that the AICTE shall take a conscious decision of issues canvassed, and take such remedial action in consonance with law.
Remedial action
- Mr. Yadav, in a PIL plea, referred to the plight of over four lakh teachers in various private engineering colleges, recognised by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE).
- The court’s order was in response to Mr. Yadav’s fervent argument that the malpractices are hampering the technical education system of India
- The court, after a brief but thoughtful consideration, also ordered the AICTE to treat the petition as a representation.
- The petitioner argued that the present scenario of unemployable students coming out of private colleges is a direct result of unmotivated professors who are at the mercy of their managements
Allegations
- Mr Yadav, alleged that Private engineering colleges are in the practice of confiscating the original degrees and certificates of the recruited staff, withholding the salaries of the faculty/staff for months with an intention to blackmail and harass the staff.
- Colleges do not maintain the required student-staff ratio during entire terms. Another malpractice is the appointment of fake faculty at the time inspections for affiliation,” Mr. Yadav argued.
- The plea urged for setting up of a directorate or panel to redress the grievances of staff working in private engineering colleges.