1. An ugly, disgraceful, reprehensible and incongruous incident quavered the academic tranquillity of the Government Middle English School at Hari village in Arunachal Pradesh on 24-11-1975. A school is a sacred institution where education is imparted to build up moral, social and physical character of the students. School teachers are the maestroes, educators and preceptors who dispense, train, instruct and prime the young minds at their formative stage. They deserve our highest esteem and respect as they are the builders of our national character.

2. The prelude could have been avoided but I could not help myself in giving vent to my impulse in view of the shocking-cum-tragic episode.

3. The summary of the incident in a condensed form may be set out as follows :-

P. W. 5 Jatindra Mohan Das was the Headmaster of the Government Middle English School at Hari village in Arunachal Pradesh. In that capacity he had issued an order to all the teachers informing them about the ensuing half-yearly examination and requested them to set question papers for the said examination. The accused was one of the teachers of the school serving under P. W. 5, Das. All the teachers took note of t