Supreme Court Refuses Blanket Regularisation of Jharkhand Para Teachers, Directs State to Fill Reserved Posts Annually

The Supreme Court has refused to grant blanket regularisation to thousands of para teachers working under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan scheme in Jharkhand. The Court held that automatic absorption into government service cannot be ordered in violation of statutory recruitment rules framed under Article 309, Constitution Of India. At the same time, the Supreme Court directed the Jharkhand Government to conduct annual recruitment drives for teaching posts reserved specifically for…