This order has been issued by J&K government in pursuance of the Supreme Court direction, which states that in view of directions passed by the court, the judgement passed by division bench of high court has been upheld to the extent of quashing general permission/authority to teachers of Education Department to engage themselves by way of self-employment or in form of accepting part-time employment in private coaching centres.
The State Government had through a circular in 2005 directed that no official shall undertake any activity & assignment including teaching in a private institution or coaching centre unless permission is obtained from competent authority and that no such permission shall be available two hours before opening of the school and two after the school gets closed.
The said circular was challenged in Jammu and Kashmir High Court by Vichar Kranti Manch through writ petition in 2011.
