Teacher's Removal Quashed Over Lack of Prior DOE Approval and Bias in Disciplinary Process, Fresh Inquiry Ordered: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has set aside the removal of Rekha Sabharwal, an Assistant Teacher at Saai Memorial Girls School, after finding serious legal defects in the disciplinary proceedings conducted against her. The Division Bench held that the school had removed her without obtaining the mandatory prior approval of the Director of Education and that persons who had complained against her had also participated in the disciplinary decision. The Court…