Poll duties for teachers only if no one else available: Allahabad HC | India News – The Times of India

Allahabad high court (File photo) PRAYAGRAJ: Teachers shouldn’t be deployed for election duties unless no employees from all other categories mentioned in Election Commission guideline are available, Allahabad HC has ruled, stressing the compliance of the guideline regarding “minimal appointment of teachers” for poll duties.Justice Ajay Bhanot‘s observation came on Tuesday on a plea filed…

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SC stays NCPCR recommendation to shut govt-funded Madrassas for non-compliance with RTE | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the recommendation of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and consequential action by Centre and states, which called for the closure of government-funded or aided Madrassa across the country for alleged non-compliance with the Right to Education (RTE) Act.The decision, delivered by the bench…

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Child rights panel NCPCR advises states to stop funding madrasas | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Saturday issued a directive to the chief secretaries and administrators of all states and union territories. This directive concerns a report titled “Guardians of Faith or Oppressors of Rights: Constitutional Rights of Children vs madrasas.”The NCPCR’s report contains 11 chapters and discusses the…

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