HC reserves verdict on plea to ban teachers’ political activity
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KEA allows political rights to aided school teachers
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KEA allows political rights to aided school teachers
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of public interest writ petitions seeking a ban on aided school teachers participating in political activities.
The Bench led by Chief Justice S. Manikumar reserved its verdict after the conclusion of the arguments on the petitions filed by Jibu P. Thomas and others.
The petitioners contended that though government school teachers were barred from participating in political activities, including contesting elections, there was no such prohibition on aided school teachers. As per the Kerala Government Servants Conduct Rules, government school teachers were prohibited from taking part in political activities.