Census Duty: Teachers Form Legal Groups After School Management Fails To Support Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently granted interim relief from Census duty to the CBSE School Staff Welfare Association (CSSWA), sparking a wave of similar actions by private school teachers across the region. The decision has led many educators, who were left without institutional support, to form informal groups and pool resources to hire legal representation. This development follows a similar relief granted earlier this year to staff from the Sikh Education Society (SES) pharmacy college, which had approached the court after being assigned Census duty. Teachers from various private institutions have expressed frustration over the lack of support from their school management, which has failed to advocate for them despite the legal challenges posed by the Census duty requirement. "The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is threatening us with FIRs for not reporting to Census duty, but school owners are doing nothing to defend us," a teacher told The Times of India. Initially, many educators had hoped their school administrations would take similar legal steps, but after months of inaction, they have turned to self-organized efforts. "For over a month, management of different schools did nothing beyond approaching local authorities with appeals. Now, many of us are pooling money to hire a lawyer," another teacher added. The interim relief granted to CSSWA has provided a glimmer of hope for teachers already burdened with academic responsibilities. "We realized that interim relief is only for the petitioners. So, we too have decided to move the court," said a teacher, highlighting the growing urgency among educators to seek legal recourse.#bombay_high_court #nagpur_bench #nagpur_municipal_corporation #cbseschoolstaffwelfareassociation #sikh_education_society_pharmacy_college
