DSEK fires teacher for remaining absent, issues show-cause notice to 2 others

Irfan Tramboo
SRINAGAR, Mar 27: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DESK) has terminated the services of one more teacher for remaining absent from the duties while a pre-termination notice and a show-cause notice has been issued against two others.
In this regard, order for the termination of services has been issued against one Heena Ramzan, Teacher in a Boys Middle School, Meemandar in South Kashmir’s Shopian even as the concerned teacher was given several opportunities to resume her duties.
The order issued stated that the concerned teacher remained unauthorizedly absent from December 13, 2018, and despite providing enough opportunities to resume her duties. “Neither she responded the notices nor resumed her duties,” the order said.
The DSEK said that the teacher was again provided opportunities in April 2021 followed by a joint show-cause notice on 06/07/2021, wherein she was asked to present herself before this Directorate along with a statement of defence within 7 days.
“Instead of presenting herself before this Directorate with a statement of defence she requested for accepting her resignation from service w.e.f 15/06/2021,” DESK said.
The DSEK said that the case was then placed before the Designated Committee which rejected her application for resignation and directed for the termination of the services of the said teacher.
It is to be noted here that the DSEK has terminated the services of several teachers across Kashmir earlier for remaining absent from their duties in a bid to create vacancies and side by side, it has been ensuring the regularization of several ReTs across Kashmir who have completed their initial period of services.
Meanwhile, in another case, a teacher of Higher Secondary Lolipora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam has been served with a pre-termination notice for remaining absent from duties since 2015.
In this regard, a teacher named Rashmi Dharore has been given a chance of resuming her duties at the school and has been directed to respond to the notice within 10 days failing action under rules will be initiated against her without any further notice
“Despite the issuance of several notices…neither you justified un-authorized absence nor resumed your legitimate duties,” the DSEK said.
Furthermore, the DSEK has also issued show-cause notices to one more teacher Rashmi Kaul of Boys Primary School, Furrah in South Kashmir’s Anantnag for remaining absent for her duties since 2015. She has also been given a time of 10 days to report to the Directorate failing which action as per rules is going to be initiated.