Get clarification from court, Acaut tells Ansta

Dimapur, June 30 (EMN): After the All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association (Ansta) had sought clarification from the Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (Acaut) concerning a writ petition, the latter has advised the teachers to seek answers from the court. ‘W.P. (C) No. 145 (k)/17 is subjudice before the honourable court and if need be, ANSTA is at liberty to seek clarification from the honourable court and not from Acaut and PSAN. In the first place, Acaut and  PSAN filed the writ petition against illegal and rampant backdoor appointments to 706 posts which fall under the purview of NPSC (Nagaland Public Service Commission). Hence, it is to be simply understood that the adhoc teachers were not in any way impleaded in the case by Acaut and PSAN,’ a statement from the Acaut read on Saturday. It stated that the government of Nagaland was the employer of ‘ad hoc teachers and not Acaut and PSAN.’ Therefore, it reasoned, it was ‘proper’ for the Ansta to seek redress from the government ‘instead of raising questions against Acaut and PSAN for filing the writ petition which needs no approval from any third party.’ “Recruitment of teachers is done by the department of School Education with their own conditions of service. Therefore, it is up to the department / aggrieved party to seek alternative legal remedy, if so desired, as per law instead of a third party unnecessarily targeting Acaut and PSAN. “Certain individuals and officials are trying to make Acaut and PSAN a scapegoat in the current imbroglio for their own vested interests while playing hide and seek with their employees despite there being remedial measures to tackle the issue, inside and outside the court,” it stated.