Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes
Section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 deals with prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes. No teacher shall be deployed for any non-educational purposes other than the decennial population census, disaster relief duties or duties relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or Parliament, as the case may be. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2010.
No teacher shall be deployed for any non-educational purposes other than the decennial population census, disaster relief duties or duties relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or Parliament, as the case may be.
Section 27, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act 35 of 2009).
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3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 27
What does Section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act deal with?
Section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act is headed "Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes". No teacher shall be deployed for any non-educational purposes other than the decennial population census, disaster relief duties or duties relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or Parliament, as the case may be.
How do I find court cases under Section 27 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 27, section 27 RTE Act, section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. People searching for it also type section 27 of the right of children to free and compulsory education act 2009. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Tamil Nadu Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011 (2011), then The Delhi Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011 (2011).
When did Section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act come into force?
Section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, cited as RTE Act 27, 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.
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