Delhi HC Seeks Explanation Over 2,714 Vacant PGT Posts In Government Schools Despite 2023 CAT Order To Fill 2,000 Vacancies

New Delhi's Delhi High Court queried the municipal authorities about the substantial number of unoccupied positions for postgraduate teachers (PGTs) in the capital's government schools. Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia led a bench that requested the Delhi government to reply to a petition filed by lawyer Rakesh Kumar Saini, outlining the current status of PGT vacancies across all city schools.

The petitioner highlighted that, despite a 2023 directive from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) urging the authorities to fill 2,000 PGT vacancies, no action has been taken, resulting in 2,714 open positions as of now. The petition argued that the failure to appoint PGTs under the 50 percent promotion quota for the past four years has negatively impacted the quality of education for hundreds of thousands of students in Classes 10 to 12 in Delhi's government schools.

The legal challenge demanded an immediate directive from the authorities to fill all PGT positions in government schools and prevent any further deterioration in the quality of education. The court case is scheduled to resume on December 16, 2023.