Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the 1,158 assistant professors and librarians to continue their services in government colleges until fresh recruitment takes place.

Welcoming the orders, higher education minister Harjot Singh Bains said that this is a big relief and would ensure uninterrupted education for students in government colleges across Punjab.

The government had moved the apex court seeking a modification of its July 14 order that quashed the appointment of 1,158 assistant professors and librarians in government degree colleges in the state.

The Supreme Court had cancelled these appointments, observing that there was 'total arbitrariness' in their selection that was carried out in violation of the Un...