Teacher's Dismissal Over Alleged Objectionable WhatsApp Message to Girl Student Quashed: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside the dismissal of government teacher Kamlesh Kumar Sahu, holding that the disciplinary authority failed to comply with the constitutional safeguards contained in Article 311 of the Constitution of India. The Court ruled that merely recording satisfaction is not sufficient to dispense with a departmental inquiry under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India. The authority must record valid written reasons explaining why it…