Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 06 2009:
Government has appointed Hareshwor Goshwami, MCS as additional director of school education even as the controversy over the deputation of the former additional director Sanjenbam Geeta as chairperson of the Council of Higher Secondary Education is yet to solve.
An order of the state department of personnel and administrative reforms effected the appointment of Hareshwor Goshwami who is currently holding the work charges of secretary state election commission and ex-officio deputy secretary of revenue and agriculture as additional charge of the additional director of education (s).
It may be mention here that the additional director of the school education, S Geeta was deputed as in-charge of the chairperson of the council by order of the state education department on April 24 last.
The order for deputation was confirmed by another order of the under secretary, KC Laishram.
The development in the state education department after the issue of the order received a strong criticism from the Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) who threatened to boycott her if take the charge of the chairperson of the council.
The All Manipur College Teachers' Association (AMCTA) also protesting the move of the government stating that her appointment is against the rules and regulation and demanding review of the same to the department concern.
Apart from all this, Geeta herself is taking help of the court by submitting a writ petition to the Guwahati High Court, Imphal Bench against the order of the government effecting on her deputation as chairperson of the Council of Higher Secondary Education.
In connection with the petition, court has also directed state education (s) commissioner, secretary and director to give reply to the petition of Geeta.