Why can there not be a more dignified designation than “Mistress” for teachers?: Punjab & Haryana HC asks

The Court has now called upon the Secretary of the Punjab Education Department to file an affidavit laying out steps for introducing a more dignified nomenclature to refer to teachers.

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24 Jun 2020, 5:59 am

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently took critical note of the use of the term ‘mistress’ in official notices advertising appointments of female school-teachers in Punjab (Mann Singh and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Ors).

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