Court Stays RTE-Based Teacher Redeployment; Orders Ground Verification: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has, while massively intervening in the controversy surrounding the redeployment of teachers in Basic Education Council schools, imposed an interim stay on the process. Raising serious red flags over inaccurate data, the Court ordered a complete ground-level verification to ensure the sweeping reshuffle under the Right to Education (RTE) Act doesn’t … Read more

Allahabad High Court Strikes Down Online-Only RTE Admissions, Upholds Access for Disadvantaged Children

The Allahabad High Court, in a significant ruling, has struck down the State’s arbitrary refusal to accept manual applications for admissions under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. Emphasizing the constitutional mandate of free and compulsory education, the Court found that an exclusively online process cannot act as a barrier … Read more

Court Upholds Cancellation of Assistant Professor Exam Over Paper Leak Allegations; Integrity of Recruitment Paramount: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the decision of the State Government and the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission to cancel the result of the written examination conducted for recruitment to 910 posts of Assistant Professor in aided non-government postgraduate colleges of the State. The Court observed that the integrity and fairness of an … Read more

Seniority Cannot Be Determined by Interview Timing; Date of Appointment is the Valid Criterion: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court, while hearing a dispute relating to seniority in an aided secondary school, held that the seniority of an employee cannot be determined based on the timing of the interview. The Court clarified that seniority is determined by merit, the method of appointment, and the date on which the employee entered into … Read more