Punjab Privately Managed Recognised Schools Employees (Security of Service) Act, 1979

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    "title": "Punjab Privately Managed Recognised Schools Employees (Security of Service) Act, 1979",
    "short_title": "Punjab Privately Managed Recognised Schools Employees (Security of Service) Act, 1979",
    "act_number": "(Punjab Act No. 18 of 1979)",
    "act_year": 1979,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Chandigarh",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Punjab Privately Managed Recognised Schools Employees (Security of Service) Act, 1979",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definition.",
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            "content": "(a) \"aided post\" means the post of the establishment of a privately managed recognized school against which such a school gets grant-in-aid from the State Government;\n(b) \"Director\" means the Director of Public instruction (Schools), Punjab and Director of Public Instructions (Primary Education), as the case may be, and includes any other officer authorized by him in this behalf;\n(c) \"employee\" means any person employed on an aided post in any privately managed recognized school for hire or reward (whether the terms of employment be express or implied) and for the purposes of any proceeding under this Act in relation to any employment dispute includes the person dismissed or removed from service but does not include a part-time employee;\n(d) \"existing school\" means a privately managed recognized school which is in existence at the commencement of this Act;\n(e) \"managing committee\" means the body of the individuals who are entrusted with the management of any privately managed recognized school;\n(f) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(g) \"privately managed recognized school\" means a school, which is not run by the Central Government, the State Government, a local authority or any other authority designated or sponsored by the Central Government, State Government or local authority, as the case may be, and is recognized by the State Government for imparting pre-primary, primary, middle, high and higher secondary education or training below the degree level, but does not include an institution which imparts technical education;\n(h) \"School Tribunal\" means a School Tribunal constituted under Section 8 of this Act.\nChapter-II\nTerms and Conditions of Service of Employees",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Terms and conditions of service of employees.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Dismissal, removal etc. of employees.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Suspension of employees.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 4
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Employees to be governed by a Code of conduct.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Salaries of employees.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. School Tribunal.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) he is, or has been a Judge of the High Court;\n(b) he is, or has been a District Judge or an Additional District Judge.\nChapter III\nMiscellaneous Provisions",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Non-compliance with order or direction.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Penalty.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Offence by companies.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) \"company\" means anybody corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals ; and\n(b) \"director\" in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Removal of difficulties.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Power to make rules.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the minimum qualifications for, and method of recruitment, and terms and conditions of service of employees ;\n(b) the Code of Conduct for the employees and the disciplinary action to be taken for the violation thereof;\n(c) the terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer of the school Tribunal ;\n(d) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed under this Act.",
            "footnote": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Repeal and saving.",
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            "content": "(i) anything done or any action taken under the Act so, repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act;\n(ii) any case pending before the Deputy Commissioner under sub-section (2) or sub-section (4) of section 3 of the Act so repealed shall stand transferred to and be dealt with by the Director in accordance with the provisions of the Act so repealed and the rules made there under as if he were the Deputy Commissioner;\n(iii) until the School Tribunal is constituted under this Act, the Commissioner of a Division shall be deemed to be a School Tribunal constituted under this Act, and any appeal pending before him under sub-section (5) of section 3 of the Act so repealed or any appeal preferred under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 4 of this Act shall be dealt with by him under the provisions of this Act;\n(iv) on the constitution of the School Tribunal under this Act, all appeals which could not be decided under sub-clause (iii) shall stand transferred to the said Tribunal and be decided by it under the provision of this Act and rules made thereunder.\nAnnexure-II\nAnnexure-II\nPunjab Government Gazette (Extra), December, 11, 2013\n(AGHN 20, 1935 Saka)\nDepartment of Legal and Legislative Affairs, Punjab\nDepartment of Legal and Legislative Affairs, Punjab\nNo.59-Leg./2013.\nThe Punjab Privately Managed Recognised Schools Employees (Security of Service) Amendment Act, 2013\nThe Punjab Privately Managed Recognised Schools Employees (Security of Service) Amendment Act, 2013\n(Punjab Act No. 48 of 2013)\n(Punjab Act No. 48 of 2013)",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Amendment in section 2 of Punjab Act 18 of 1979.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "\"(cc) \"educational institution\" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (f) of section 2 of the Punjab Affiliated Colleges (Security of Service) Act, 1974;\".",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "3. Insertion of new section 8 of Punjab Act 18 of 1979.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "\"8. Jurisdiction of Educational Tribunal. - Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, and in sub-section (12) of section 7-A of the Punjab Affiliated Colleges (Security of Service) Act, 1974, the Educational Tribunal shall also have jurisdiction to hear cases of disputes between the Management Committees of all educational institutions and their employees.\".",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 18
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Repeal and Saving.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 19
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "chd027",
        "Act Number": "(Punjab Act No. 18 of 1979)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1979",
        "Short Title": "Punjab Privately Managed Recognised Schools Employees (Security of Service) Act, 1979",
        "Type": "UNION_TERRITORY",
        "Location": "Chandigarh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:22"
}