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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
KRISHNA S.DIXIT
Ramamani Satpathy – Appellant
Versus
Director, Secondary Education, Odisha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. importance of teacher qualifications. (Para 1) |
| 2. details of the impugned order. (Para 2) |
| 3. arguments for voiding the impugned order. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 4. conclusion and dismissal of the appeal. (Para 5) |
JUDGMENT :
Schools need not half-baked teachers, inasmuch as hospitals need not half-baked doctors. What havoc a half-baked doctor can play with the patient, is just nothing compared to what a half-baked teacher would do to the society. Showing leniency in matters of educational qualification for teachers, would be like rewarding unworthiness. This should be the prelude to the judgment in making.
2. The impugned order, being short & crisp both on law & facts, merits reproduction:
The applicant, who is working as an Assistant Teacher in Belasaunlia Girls High School at Belasaunlia in the district of Bhadrak, in this application U/s.24-B of the ORISSA EDUCATION ACT , 1969 has sought for a direction to the Managing Committee of the School to recommend her name for approval.
Accordingly, this GIA application being devoid of any merit is dismissed.”(sic)
(i) The Tribunal grossly erred in proceeding with a wrong legal premise that it is only the trained teacher, who is entitled t
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