Ministry of Education
Notice on 25,000 Teacher Appointments
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* Applies to 25,000 development officers teaching in govt schools
* Special interview to be held
* Maximum age limit of 40 years for national schools
* Maximum age limit of 45 years for provincial schools
The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday (22) that the Government will conduct a special interview for the development officers currently serving as teachers in government schools and all those who meet the required qualifications will be absorbed into the teaching service.
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Viraj Dayaratne, who appeared for the Attorney General, informed the Supreme Court that Education Minister Susil Premajayantha will submit the relevant proposal to the Cabinet of Ministers.
This was stated by the Additional Solicitor General when four fundamental rights petitions filed by a group of development officers who are currently working as teachers, requesting to be absorbed into the teaching profession was taken up for hearing.
The three-judge Supreme Court bench included A.H.M.D. Nawaz, Shiran Gunaratne and Achala Wengappuli. The Additional Solicitor General presented the related settlement conditions to the Supreme Court yesterday according to an agreement reached by both parties regarding the said petitions.
Accordingly, it was mentioned that after conducting a special interview for a group of around 25,000 development officers who are currently engaged in teaching at government schools, those who fulfil the required qualifications will be recruited into the teaching service.
It was mentioned that recruitment will be subject to a maximum age limit of 40 years for national schools and a maximum age limit of 45 years for provincial schools.
The Additional Solicitor General stated that the Cabinet paper related to these recruitments will be forwarded to the Cabinet soon and the relevant recruitment will be done after obtaining approval for the same.
The ASG also stated that the Court will be informed about the matter through a motion.
Attorney-at-Law Nuwan Bopage, who appeared for the petitioners, stated that these petitions will be maintained in the same manner until the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers is received.
He also stated that after considering the facts regarding the said Cabinet decision, the petitions will be withdrawn in the future.
These petitions had challenged the decision taken to recruit teachers by conducting an examination without inducting the development officers who are currently teaching in the schools.
Accordingly, it was stated that about 25,000 development officers are teaching in government schools.
But in spite of this, a new examination was to be held for graduates to be recruited as teachers on March 23.
Against this, the petitioners presented these petitions and after considering the facts, the Supreme Court issued an interim injunction against holding the exam on March 22.
