HC stays Karnataka Appellate Tribunal's order

Bangalore, Jan 12 (UNI) The Karnataka High Court today granted interim stay on the impugned order of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, directing the Government to take back on duty the teachers whose appointments were cancelled on the ground that they were appointed after November 11, 1998, and with rural weightage.

Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph and Mr Justice B S Patil issued the interim injunction after admitting a writ petition, filed by the Karnataka Government challenging the order.

The impugned order was passed on December 21, 2005, on a batch of applications filed by Ms Shobha and others separately, challenging the Government's action of cancelling their appointments as primary and high school teachers made by the Joint and Deputy Director of Instructions.

The Government had prepared a fresh list in accordance with the directions issued by the Supreme Court regarding appointments with rural weightage, it was argued on behalf of the Government.

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