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4. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Government it is interalia stated that I.T @ school project has already imparted I.T training to 40,000  teachers out of 55,000 High School teachers i.e 90% of High School teachers have got Linux and windows training, that they are able to teach I.T. subject in High School classes, that since there were many trained teachers to teach I.T subject, no new posts of teachers should be created. It is also stated in the counter- affidavit that protected teachers should be posted against vacancy of teachers that arose consequent on the posting of regular teachers as Master Trainers, that in the present financial position of the Government and also in view of the fact that efficient trained teachers to teach I.T are available in the schools,there is no necessity to create new posts for teaching Information Technology subject. It is further stated that the scheme of I.T @ school does not however envisage the appointment of separate teachers to teach I.T It has been instructed therein that no new posts will be created for teaching IT and that for teaching the subject existing teachers will be empowered The Government took the view that there is no requirement of appointing separate teachers since the existing teachers can undertake IT enabled education after acquiring necessary skills.