SC Quashed An FIR Registered Against A School Teacher

SC quashed an FIR registered against a school teacher. Scolding students for indiscipline does not amount to abetment to suicide: Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that reprimanding a student for indiscipline will not amount to abetment to suicide unless there are specific allegations of repeated harassment.

The top court said that while the law does not justify the beating of students, it does not mean that any teacher or school authority should turn a blind eye to the indiscipline of a student.

The top court said that it is the duty of the teacher to teach discipline to the students.

It is not uncommon to scold a student for not paying attention in class, not doing well, or being absent in class and school.

SC quashed an FIR registered against a school teacher: The court made this remark while quashing an FIR registered against a school teacher.

An FIR was registered against the teacher under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code for abetting the suicide of a Class IX student.

A bench of Justices SA Nazeer and Krishna Murari said that taking disciplinary action by a teacher or school official, reprimanding a student for indiscipline.

In our opinion would not amount to abetment to suicide unless repeated harassment, and there should not be specific allegations of willful humiliation without any justifiable reason.

The bench set aside the order of the Rajasthan High Court which had refused to quash the FIR lodged against a PT teacher on charges of abetment to suicide of the student.

The apex court was hearing an appeal filed by PT teacher Geo Varghese of St. Xavier’s School, Netwa, Jaipur against the decision of the Rajasthan High Court.

A student studying in class 9 in the school committed suicide on 26 April 2018.

Appointment on compassionate grounds is a concession, not a right: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that appointment on compassionate grounds for all government vacancies is a concession and not a right.

SC said equal opportunity should be provided to all candidates in the appointment on compassionate grounds for all government vacancies as mandated under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.

But this is an exception to one of the parameters.