Gauhati High Court upholds sacking of teacher for ‘molesting’ Class 5 student, slams ‘immoral behaviour’

What Happened

Gauhati High Court dismissed a primary teacher's plea challenging his termination following allegations of molesting a Class 5 student in February 2014. The court upheld the summary inquiry committee's findings that established the teacher's guilt of immoral sexual behaviour amounting to moral turpitude. The authority dispensed with regular enquiry proceedings to protect minor girls from embarrassment and mental distress.

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