Cuttack, Nov. 28 -- In a landmark decision aimed at safeguarding school administration from political interference, the Orissa High Court on Thursday quashed the state government order that had allowed MPs and MLAs to recommend transfers of school teachers within their constituencies.

The ruling was delivered by Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad while hearing a batch of 24 petitions filed by teachers challenging the one-time teacher transfer policy.

Justice Shripad observed that the impugned letter dated May 13, 2025, issued by the Joint Secretary of the Directorate of Secondary and Elementary Education, lacked any identifiable legal authority. "Nothing has been stated in the said letter as to under what authority it has been issued, to cla...