Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) 'advertised posts' means the actual vacancies on the date of advertisement made on the 19th August, 1992 and shall deem to include anticipated vacancies which may fall vacant between the date of advertisement and the date of first appointment made in pursuance of the selection process; (b) 'appointing authority' means the Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Punjab; and (c) 'teachers' means,— (i) the teachers or lecturers or masters or mistresses, who were regularly selected in pursuance of the advertisement, dated the 19th August, 1992, issued by the Department of Education, Punjab, and who were appointed in pursuance thereto, but whose services were terminated on the 13th November, 1997; and (ii) the teachers or lecturers or masters or mistresses, who were regularly selected in pursuance of the advertisement, dated the 19th August, 1992, issued by the Department of Education, Punjab, and who were appointed in pursuance thereto, but were later on regularly selected on a lower cadre post having lower pay scale in pursuance of the advertisement, dated the 28th December, 1994 and the 12th January, 1996.