Duties of teachers and redressal of grievances
Section 24 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 deals with duties of teachers and redressal of grievances. A teacher appointed under sub-section (1) of section 23 shall perform the following duties, namely:-- (a) maintain regularity and punctuality in attending school; The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2010.
(1) A teacher appointed under sub-section (1) of section 23 shall perform the following duties, namely:--
(a) maintain regularity and punctuality in attending school;
(b) conduct and complete the curriculum in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 29;
(c) complete entire curriculum within the specified time;
(d) assess the learning ability of each child and accordingly supplement additional instructions, if any, as required;
(e) hold regular meetings with parents and guardians and apprise them about the regularity in attendance, ability to learn, progress made in learning and any other relevant information about the child; and
(f) perform such other duties as may be prescribed.
(2) A teacher committing default in performance of duties specified in sub-section (1), shall be liable to disciplinary action under the service rules applicable to him or her:
Provided that before taking such disciplinary action, reasonable opportunity of being heard shall be afforded to such teacher.
(3) The grievances, if any, of the teacher shall be redressed in such manner as may be prescribed.
STATE AMENDMENT
Rajasthan
Amendment of section 24, Central Act No. 35 of 2009.-In clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 24 of the principal Act, for the existing expression “as required”, the expression “required for achieving class appropriate learning level” shall be substituted.
[Vide Rajasthan Act 32 of 2017, s. 5.]
Section 24, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act 35 of 2009).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Naresh Kapoor vs State of Punjab
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
To constitute abetment of suicide under Section 305 IPC, there must be a direct or indirect act of incitement to the commission of suicide, not mere allegations of harassment. If the deceased is hypersensitive and the allegations attributed to the accused are not ordinarily expected to induce a similarly situated person to commit suicide, it would be unsafe to hold the accused guilty of abetment. A teacher's disciplinary action, including reprimand for poor academic performance or attendance, does not constitute abetment of suicide unless there are specific, repeated allegations of deliberate harassment without justifiable cause. There must be a proximate and live link between the alleged act and the subsequent suicide, and the act must be the only factor that led to the suicide. In the absence of specific incidents of acute harassment, positive acts of instigation or aiding, and a proximate link, charges for abetment of suicide cannot be sustained.
On this section: Cited to establish the legal duty of teachers to hold regular meetings with parents and apprise them about the child's attendance, learning ability, and progress.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument states that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
Another 5 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Tamil Nadu Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011Rule 2011
- The Delhi Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011Rule 2011
- The Puducherry Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011Rule 2011
- the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education rules 2011Rule 2011
- Central RTE Rules, 2010Rule 2010
Questions about Section 24
What have the courts held on Section 24 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act?
Naresh Kapoor vs State of Punjab (25 Apr 2024) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Cited to establish the legal duty of teachers to hold regular meetings with parents and apprise them about the child's attendance, learning ability, and progress.
How do I find court cases under Section 24 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: RTE Act 24, section 24 RTE Act, section 24 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Naresh Kapoor vs State of Punjab (25 Apr 2024).
What should I read with Section 24 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 23 (Qualifications for appointment and terms and conditions of service of teachers), section 29 (Curriculum and evaluation procedure), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Mechanism for redressal of Grievances of Staff (Teaching & Non-Teaching) Amendments (2017).
When did Section 24 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act come into force?
Section 24 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, cited as RTE Act 24, came into force on 01 Apr 2010, having been enacted on 26 Aug 2009. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
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