and culture in Delhi, Punjabi Teaching Scheme was introduced in 1985-1986, under which part-time Punjabi language teachers were deployed in those schools where there was demand for learning the language from the parents of the students and Heads of schools and where minimum of 6 students expressed interest in learning the language. To give effect to the scheme, Academy appointed the Petitioners as part-time Punjabi Teachers at a monthly consolidated salary, which, depending on the dates of appointments varied between Rs.500/- to Rs.4,500/-. There was a stipulation in the appointment letters that the appointees will not seek regularization and duration of teaching will be 3 hours a day. As noted above, dates of appointments of the Petitioners vary between 1986 to 1991, save and except two Petitioners who were appointed in 2004 and 2010 respectively. As brought forth, the monthly consolidated salary of the Petitioners starting from Rs.500/- in most cases was marginally increased from time to time and even as per the chart submitted by the Respondents along with their written submissions, the last drawn salary of part-time Assistant Teachers (Untrained) with 10+2 qualification was Rs.7,168/- while that of untrained Teachers with B.A./M.A. was Rs.8,192/- and Rs.8,885/- respectively in the year 2023.
