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Delhi Teachers Poll Duty PIL
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A PIL in Delhi High Court challenges mass deployment of government school teachers for election duties, arguing disruption of education. Court questions Election Commission's legal authority for such deployments, seeking justification.
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Delhi HC questions ECI authority on teacher deployment
3d ago
PIL filed against teachers' poll duty deployment
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Full story →'You do whatever you like?' Delhi HC pulls up EC for deploying school teachers for BLO duties during SIR
Delhi High Court questioned the Election Commission over deploying school teachers as Booth Level Officers for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The court asked under what legal authority teachers were compelled to perform election duties, citing Article 324 of the Constitution.
The court rejected the EC's claim that teachers serve as volunteers, noting that refusal could lead to disciplinary action.
The EC argued it derives power from Section 13B(2) of the Representation of the People Act and that teachers are engaged only during holidays and non-teaching hours.
The bench questioned why teachers should have to give up their holidays for election work despite compensation being offered.
Earlier · 2d ago
Full story →PIL in Delhi HC seeks quashing of teachers' deployment for poll duty
A PIL filed in Delhi High Court challenges deployment of government school teachers for election duty.
Petition argues that the deployment disrupts education and seeks to cap it at 10% of staff.
It also requests that teacher deployment be restricted to non-teaching hours.