Bhubaneshwar, Nov. 27 -- The Orissa High Court on Thursday quashed the government policy that empowered MPs and MLAs to recommend deserving cases of transfer of teachers in their constituencies, observing that "It has the potential of creating a seamless nexus between the political parties/candidates and the community of teachers".
The Government policy decision adopted on May last stated that MLAs and MPs can make recommendation of transfer to the district collector for disposal of the same by the District Level Transfer Committee (DLTC), an official letter sent to the Director of Secondary Education and the Director of Elementary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar.
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