Allahabad High Court Upholds Deployment Of Government Teachers For Election Duties
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has upheld the deployment of government teachers for election-related duties, ruling that they cannot refuse such assignments on the ground that their primary responsibility is teaching. The court observed that while imparting education to children is the fundamental duty of teachers, they can also be assigned election-related work under the Constitution and…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has ruled that government teachers can be assigned election duties without refusing, stating their primary responsibility is teaching. Justice Vinod Diwakar's order dismissed a petition by five assistant teachers in Saharanpur who sought exemption from electoral roll work. The teachers argued their service conditions didn't allow deployment as Booth Level Officers and that such assignments would negatively impact children's education.
The court disagreed, emphasizing government teachers can legally serve as BLOs and handle electoral roll preparation, correction, and revision, including Special Intensive Revision. Section 27 of the Right to Education Act permits this deployment, and the Representation of the People Act, 1950, makes these duties statutory responsibilities. Teachers cannot avoid these tasks by citing their teaching obligations.
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