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- A public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court against the mass deployment of government, municipal and government-aided school teachers for electoral roll revision (SIR) duties.
- The petition alleges that regular classes are being run by guest teachers or teachers outside their subjects, that some schools have lost nearly their entire teaching staff, and that this violates students' fundamental rights, the Right to Education Act, and a 2007 Supreme Court ruling against assigning teachers election duties during teaching hours.
- It also argues that private unaided schools have not faced similar deployment, disproportionately affecting children from economically weaker sections, and that other government personnel could have been requisitioned instead.
- The matter is likely to be listed in court on Thursday.
What to watch next
- Whether the Delhi High Court lists and hears the PIL as expected on Thursday
- Any court direction on continuing or rationalising teacher deployment for SIR duties
- Whether authorities respond to the plea to use non-teaching staff from other departments under Section 159(2) of the Representation of the People Act
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Named India · Ambedkar Nagar · Bhalswa · Govt School Teachers’ Association · GTB Nagar · New Delhi · Ashok Agarwal · Delhi High Court · Directorate of Education · Electoral Registration Officer of Ambedkar Nagar · Rajesh Gogna
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