Asked to join original place of posting after unauthorised stint at CEO office Bandipora
Sajid Raina
Srinagar, Mar 07 : The Jammu and Kashmir Directorate of School Education has rejected a plea by teacher Mir Irfan Maqbool seeking to continue his duties at the Chief Education Office (CEO) Bandipora, directing him instead to join his original place of posting at High School Kehnusa, Bandipora.
Mir had initially been assigned to HS Kehnusa but was later deployed to Middle School Mader, Bandipora for an academic session in 2022. During this period, he was appointed District Nodal Officer (DNO) for various education programs, including the JK Attendance App, SAMIKSHA Portal, ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram, and Vidya Shiksha Kendra (VSK) under Samagra Shiksha.
However, despite the expiration of his temporary deployment, he continued working at the CEO office without a formal order.
Challenging his reassignment, Maqbool approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), seeking to be allowed to work at the CEO Bandipora office. However, in its order dated January 27, 2025, the Tribunal directed that he must report to HS Kehnusa, his actual place of posting.
Following the Tribunal’s ruling, the Directorate of School Education reviewed the matter and found that Maqbool’s continued work at the CEO office lacked formal approval. In line with its directive (Order No. 51-DSEK of 2025) requiring all teachers posted outside their parent institutions without authorization to return to their designated schools, the Directorate formally rejected Maqbool’s claim and directed him to resume duties at HS Kehnusa.
The decision reinforces the department’s stance on ensuring that teachers remain at their designated posts, in accordance with official orders.
Mir Irfan Maqbool has now formally submitted a request to the Headmaster of Government Secondary School Kehnusa, seeking permission to resume his duties at the institution—(KNO)
