JODHPUR, June 2 -- The Rajasthan high court on Friday quashed the transfer of a teacher who was assigned to teach English despite being qualified only for social science. The court observed that compelling a teacher to teach a subject beyond her academic qualifications could not only have adverse consequences for the teacher but would also deprive students of their right to quality education under Article 21-A of the Constitution. A division bench made these remarks while allowing a special appeal filed by Gauri, a teacher from Sri Ganganagar, who challenged the orders transferring her to teach English at a senior secondary school, even though her graduation subjects were history and economics. The appellant had argued that although she had English as a compulsory subject during graduation, it was not her elective or optional subject. The court found merit in her arguments and disagreed with the earlier ruling which dismissed her petition. HTC...