Teachers above 50 years of age exempted from 'excess teacher' transfers: Karnataka high court
Hindustan TimesThe Karnataka High Court has ruled that female teachers aged over 50 and male teachers above 55 are exempted in law from being considered as 'excess teachers' during the process of rationalisation and redeployment in other schools. Teachers above 50 years of age exempted from 'excess teacher' transfers: Karnataka high court The court's decision came while dismissing the appeals filed by the Department of School Education, which had challenged the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal's orders. These orders had quashed the transfer of two teachers, Umadevi Hundarkar and Prabhavati Ronad, from their high schools in Bagalkot district on the grounds of being 'excess teachers'. A division bench comprising Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice S G Pandit, emphasised that such beneficial provisions must be implemented in favour of eligible teachers, regardless of whether they have specifically requested it.
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