In Indian State of Hyderabad, Faculty Ask Court to Force Colleges to Recognize PT Teaching Experience When Hiring for FT Positions

Stating that it would soon decide whether the experience of a part-time lecturer would count for the purpose of filling principal posts at Gurukul residential schools and colleges in the state, the high court on Monday concluded its hearing in the matter and reserved its judgment. A bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy said this after hearing a batch of petitions filed by part-time lecturers Yerra Sarita and others, who filed an appeal against the order of a single judge. The single judge had earlier refused to take into consideration the service they rendered as part-time lecturers […]