ORDER

It is rather surprising and a cause for concern that the Government has placed a cap on engaging Physical Education Teachers by stating that only if there are a minimum of 250 students in a school, the post of a Physical Education Teacher will be sanctioned. Today we are faced with children who are couch potatoes and playing online games affecting not only their physical but also their mental state. Further child diabetes, depression etc is on the rise. An active body is required to have an active mind.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would inform the Court that as per the syllabus given to the schools indicates 2 period a day for Physical and Health Education. That being the case, this restriction placed by the Government appears incongruous. Therefore, the decision of the Education Department in the opinion of the Court is rather strange because without the physical education, the overall development of a child would be seriously impeded.

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