Teacher can’t be forced to fold hands in school prayers: Bombay HC
4 Nov 2013 4:11 AM IST
Bombay HC has ruled a teacher cannot be forced to fold his hands while standing in the school prayers or hold his hand in the front while taking oath of the preamble of the Constitution.
‘Forcing a teacher to do so will be a violation of the fundamental rights conferred on him under the Constitution,’ observed a bench of justice Abhay Oka and Revethi Mohiti-Dhere while hearing a petition filed by a teacher professing Buddhist faith.
Though the petitioner is bound by the discipline of the school, he cannot be forced to fold his hands, the judges said. Sanjay Salve, the petitioner, worked as a teacher in a school in Nashik.
‘Forcing a teacher to do so will be a violation of the fundamental rights conferred on him under the Constitution,’ observed a bench of justice Abhay Oka and Revethi Mohiti-Dhere while hearing a petition filed by a teacher professing Buddhist faith.
Though the petitioner is bound by the discipline of the school, he cannot be forced to fold his hands, the judges said. Sanjay Salve, the petitioner, worked as a teacher in a school in Nashik.
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