High Court Imposes Ban on Recruitment in SGPC

CHANDIGARH—Acting on the petition moved by dismissed employees recruited during the tenure of former SGPC president Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar, the Punjab & Haryana High Court on May 18 imposed ban on fresh recruitment in place of these dismissed employees by the SGPC. Notably, the serving SGPC’s executive committee had dismissed 523 employees recruited during the tenure of Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar.

Appearing on the behalf of dismissed SGPC employees, the petitioner’s lawyer informed the Court that the dismissed employees weren’t presented any reason by the SGPC for terminating them. He added that the serving SGPC executive had presented an excuse in a press statement that these employees were recruited without giving any advertisement in newspaper however the SGPC’s service norms permit executive committee to directly recruit temporary employees with monthly salary less than 10000.   

The petitioner’s lawyer further claimed before the Court that there was no provision in law for recruiting new employees on contract by terminating the existing ones without any reason.

Meanwhile, the serving SGPC executive committee has been served notice by the Punjab & Haryana High Court seeking reply on the issue.