New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued a contempt notice to the former Education Director on contempt of its 2014 order to give relaxation in the age of appointment of special teachers in the schools.

Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Pilla initiated this proceeding against the former Education Director when it was told that even after the July 2014 order of the court, he refused to obey the order of the court.

The Bench said, "In our view, prima facie, the order dated September 17, 2014, has been passed in complete disregard and disobedience of our decision dated July 10, 2014... Accordingly, we take suo motu cognizance of the situation and issue notice too .... to show cause as to why proceedings for civil contempt under the Contempt of Courts Act be not initiated against her."

The court also asked the Lt Governor to consider the matter in three weeks as it is pending for a long time. The court had asked the Delhi government to consider delaying the age of recruitment of special teachers in schools in July 2014.

Advocate Ashok Agrawal, appearing for the same victim teacher, said in the court that despite the order of 2014, this teacher's request for exemption in age was rejected.

"The power of age relaxation vests in the LG. After the passing of the judgment dated July 10, 2014, whereby the GNCTD was directed to consider the petitioner's request for grant of age relaxation, the matter should have been placed before the LG. The same has not been done and the request of the petitioner has been rejected by the Director of Education without even placing the matter before the LG," further added.

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