HC strikes down provision in Act, permitting aided school teachers to contest polls
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday struck down a provision in a state Act, permitting teachers of aided schools to contest elections in the state.
Declaring Section 2 (IV) of the Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Act as unconstitutional, a Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly said the order would be applied prospectively. According to the Act, the employees of non-governmental educational institutions would not be disqualified for being chosen as a member of the assembly by the sole reason of holding any office in any such institution.
HC strikes down provision in Act, permitting aided school teachers to contest polls
The court issued the order while disposing of a batch of petitions, seeking a direction to bar teachers from such institutions contesting the polls.
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