Allahabad High Court stays appointment of 69,000 assistant basic teachers in Uttar Pradesh

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed the appointment process of 69,000 assistant basic teachers in Uttar Pradesh. The order came from Justice Alok Mathur gave the order after dozens of writ petitions, reported the Times of India. The High Court fixed its next hearing on July 12.

The petitioners had questioned the answer sheets. The High Court instructed the petitioners to submit their objections to the UP government within a week. The government would then have had to refer them to the UGC, which would have had to decide the objections.

According to TOI, Advocate General Raghvendra Singh was appearing for the UP government while senior advocates LP Mishra, HGS Parihar, Sudeep Seth and others appeared for the different petitioners.