অধিগ্রহণকৃত বেসরকারি প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষক (চাকুরী শর্তাবলী নির্ধারণ) বিধিমালা, ২০১৩
Rules 2(Ga) & 9(1)
The issue before the Honorable HCD is whether Rule 2(Ga) and Rule 9(1) of the 2013 Rules should be struck down.
Rule 2(Ga) define “কার্যকর চাকুরীকাল” which means that if a teacher renders, say 10 years of service prior to nationalization, his effective service period under the 2013 Rules shall be 50% thereof, i.e. 5 years. However, if the particular teacher’s term of service is less than 4 years, then his previous service years shall not be counted after the nationalization. The provision is strange but not unreasonable. The nationalized teachers shall be entitled to different Government facilities including pension benefits. If Rule 2(Ga) was drafted differently to take account of the entire period of service prior to nationalization, then it would have had severe financial implications on the Government. Therefore, Rule 2(Ga) of the 2013 Rules is the mechanism used to reduce the financial exposure and at the same time, provide benefits to the teachers. It can be argued that the effect of Rule 2(Ga) is that the petitioners expectation to service benefits is affected; however, expectation is not s y n o n y m o u s t o ̏ ri g h t s a n d e n t i t l e m e n t s ̏ . Loss of expectation of the petitioners cannot be a ground to strike down Rule 2(Ga) of the 2013 Rules.
Rules 9(1) অধিগ্রহণকৃত বেসরকারি প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষক (চাকুরী শর্তাবলী নির্ধারণ) বিধিমালা, ২০১৩ provides that the seniority shall be counted by reference to কার্যকর চাকুরীকালের ভিত্তিতে. This provision also states that the direct appointee shall be senior to the teacher who has been nationalized under the 2013 Rules despite the fact that his tenure of service is less than the tenure of service of the nationalized teacher. This is manifestly absurd, particularly when the teacher directly recruited and nationalized teachers are treated at par. The previous tenure of service in the private schools is recognized by the 2013 Rules. On the date when a nationalized teacher is appointed, he carries forward a deemed tenure of service. The deemed tenure of service recognized by first part of Rule 9(1) would cease to be recognized by second part of Rule 9(1). The second part of Rule 9(1) of the 2013 Rules renders the first part of the Rules 9(1) b e i n g “শিক্ষকের নিয়োগ প্রদানের তারিখ হইতে কার্যকর চাকুরীকালের ভিত্তিতে শিক্ষক পদে তাহার জ্যেষ্ঠতা গণনা করা হবে” redundant.
It appears that the teachers who are nationalized are affected because their seniority would not be properly recognized. This would affect their পদোন্নতি, সিলেকশন গ্রেড এবং প্রযোজ্য টাইম স্কেল because under Rule 9(3) of the 2013 Rules নিয়োগ বিধির শর্ত পূরণ সাপেক্ষে, উপ-বিধি (১) ও (২) এর অধীন জ্যেষ্ঠতার ভিত্তিতে শিক্ষকগণ পদোন্নতি, সিলেকশন গ্রেড এবং প্রযোজ্য টাইম স্কেল প্রাপ্য হবেন | The Court has concluded that Rule 9(1) of the 2013 Rules is manifestly unreasonable and self contradictory and therefore, is liable to be struck down. ...Md. Giasuddin Vs. Govt. of Bangladesh & ors., (Civil), 14 SCOB [2020] HCD 93 ....View Full Judgment