NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has observed that the Children Education Allowance (CEA) is not applicable to private unaided minority schools in the national capital.
CEA is paid to government employees as well as to employees of recognised private schools in Delhi for school and hostel facilities offered to their children.
A single-judge bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was hearing a petition filed by a teacher of a private unaided school who was terminated.She alleged she was not granted benefits under the Seventh Pay Commission, which was to be implemented in January 2016.
Advocate Atul Jain, appearing for the school, submitted before the court that the petitioner was not entitled for the allowance as per Rule 125 of Delhi School Education Rules, 1973.
“Since it is admitted that the school is an unaided minority school, in view of the rule, the petitioner is not entitled to the Children Education Allowance. As the petitioner has already been paid all the dues as per calculation made by the school management, which has also been approved by the Directorate of Education (DoE), there is no reason to keep the matter pending for further adjudication,” the bench said.
However, noting that the school has paid the arrears during the pendency of the writ petition as per norms, a fact supported by DoE, the court disposed of the plea.
CEA is paid to government employees as well as to employees of recognised private schools in Delhi for school and hostel facilities offered to their children.
A single-judge bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was hearing a petition filed by a teacher of a private unaided school who was terminated.She alleged she was not granted benefits under the Seventh Pay Commission, which was to be implemented in January 2016.
Advocate Atul Jain, appearing for the school, submitted before the court that the petitioner was not entitled for the allowance as per Rule 125 of Delhi School Education Rules, 1973.
“Since it is admitted that the school is an unaided minority school, in view of the rule, the petitioner is not entitled to the Children Education Allowance. As the petitioner has already been paid all the dues as per calculation made by the school management, which has also been approved by the Directorate of Education (DoE), there is no reason to keep the matter pending for further adjudication,” the bench said.
However, noting that the school has paid the arrears during the pendency of the writ petition as per norms, a fact supported by DoE, the court disposed of the plea.