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Lectures hit out at TN govt over CAS benefit
Trichy: Seeking benefits of the career advancement scheme for lectures, the association of university teachers (AUT) expressed disappointment over the state govt for planning to challenge a high court judgment over the issue at the Supreme Court.
"On one hand, the Commissioner of Collegiate Education issued a letter on June 9, instructing all regional joint directors to urgently submit updated CAS-related data of eligible teachers by June 10," K Raja of the AUT said in a statement.
However, in a "contradictory move", it said, "a communication dated June 16 addressed to A Muraliraj, assistant professor of Mathematics, Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Trichy, reveals that the govt has chosen to challenge a favourable high court judgment in the Supreme Court by filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) to deny CAS monetary benefits."
Urging the authorities to honour the high court verdict, the association said that the CAS is a statutory right, not a privilege. "Any attempt to delay or deny it adversely affects the morale, dignity, and academic integrity of the teaching community," it added.
