High Court declares teachers can't be asked to perform non-educational duties outside the RTE Act 2009

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has taken the authorities to task for assigning duties to school teachers which are "not remotely" connected to imparting education. The high court has stated that the principals and teachers can’t be asked by municipal corporations to perform duties outside the purview of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act and rules mentioned under it.