CHENNAI: The guest lecturers in Tamil Nadu have decided to move the Supreme Court against the State Higher Education Department for failing to implement the Madras High Court’s verdict on permanent appointments.

V Thangaraj, state president, All Tamil Nadu Government Colleges UGC-Qualified Honorary Lecturers’ Association, claimed that 1,146 honorary lecturers who took part in the certificate verification process in February 2021 after a GO was passed, have not been appointed permanently till now contrary to the court directive.

“At present, there are around 7,800 honorary lecturers, who are working on a consolidated pay basis in 171 arts, science, and education colleges in TN,” he said. “We’ll also urge the apex court to not only make jobs permanent to 1,146 guest lecturers, but also de

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