High Court Seeks Update From Odisha Govt On Identification Of Fake Teachers

Cuttack: The Orissa high court has directed the director of elementary education to submit an update on the status of the identification of teachers who have been appointed in government schools by allegedly submitting fake educational certificates.

The Court has asked the department concerned to file an affidavit in this regard.

The two-judge bench of Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Justice MS Raman directed that in the affidavit, the Director of Elementary Education shall also be required to make statement on the allegation in relation to admission of non-existent students for misappropriating the Midday Meal scheme fund.

The HC gave this order while hearing a six-year-old PIL that had raised issues relating to appointment of teachers in various schools under the school and mass education department by allegedly submitting fake educational certificates, TOI reported.

The bench said it was evident from the order sheets and pleadings on record that steps have been taken to identify such teachers appointed by allegedly submitting fake educational certificates and some of them have been dismissed and criminal cases have been instituted against them.

As per an earlier affidavit filed by the Director of Elementary Education, as many as 384 such fake teachers have been identified so far and criminal proceedings were instituted against them.