Andhra Pradesh HC Issues Notice To State On Plea Challenging Disparate English-Proficiency Tests For Teachers Recruited To State-Aided Schools

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State to file its reply in a PIL filed challenging two Government Orders as violative of obligations conferred under Right to Education Act 2009. The PIL was filed challenging the orders by way of which, some teachers set to be recruited into State-run Schools were put through an 'English proficiency test' as a prerequisite for recruitment, and...