Shimla, July 18 -- The Himachal Pradesh Directorate of School Education has issued formal directions to withdraw the benefits granted to teachers whose services were regularised based on specific court judgments.

The directive affects contractual appointees who were granted regular status and associated benefits such as the Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) scale, without fulfilling the due recruitment procedures as outlined under state rules.

As per the letter of the department dated July 17, issued by the Director of School Education to all Deputy Directors of Elementary Education across the state, the department has ordered the withdrawal of benefits, earlier granted, in compliance with judgments passed in several cases.

The department...