'Bad in law': MP HC reinstates principal suspended for circulating Savarkar notebooks

Madhya Pradesh High Court has revoked suspension of principal of a school where tebooks were distributed by an NGO with photographs of a freedom fighter Veer Savarkar on m. court has also reinstituted him on his position. 

"At outset, learned counsel for respondent-State has argued before this Court that order is an appealable order. It is true that order is an appealable order, but fact remains that petitioner has been suspended only because tebooks containing photographs of a freedom fighter was distributed in School by an NGO," observed High Court in its order. 

"Prima facie, order appears to be bad in law. If tebooks containing photographs of a freedom fighter have been distributed it is certainly t misconduct. Resultantly, operation of impugned order dated 13/1/2020 is stayed," read High Court order. 

" petitioner shall be allowed to continue as Principal, as this Court has stayed order of suspension. Respondent State is granted 4 weeks' time to file a reply," it said.

principal of Madhya Pradesh school was suspended after tebooks with freedom fighters printed on m were distributed in school by an NGO. According to reports, books containing photographs of Veer Savarkar were distributed to students in school.

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Savarkar Row

issue over Savarkar heated up earlier in January when Congress party's grass-root organization Seva Dal had distributed booklets during its 10 days workshop in Madhya Pradesh having derogatory remarks on Savarkar which also claimed that Savarkar had a physical relationship with Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse. booklet caused outr across several Savarkar followers and political parties demanding withdrawal of literature. 

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Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut who was instrumental in carving an alliance of Shiv Sena with NCP and Congress of Maha Vikas Aghadi, had slammed Congress for its derogatory remarks against Savarkar. Raut has time and again stated that those who do t consider Savarkar a hero do t kw him well. Over dispute of conferring Bharat Ratna to Savarkar, Raut took an indirect jibe on Congress and reiterated that those against Savarkar must spend two days in Andaman Cellular jail where Savarkar was lodged. 

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Shiv Sena has played neutral over Savarkar after formation of Maharashtra government with support of NCP and Congress. Shiv Sena was quick to distance itself from Raut's comment and maintained a soft stand against Congress. Shiv Sena scion and w a Maharashtra cabinet minister, Aaditya Thackeray while reacting on this, urged people to talk about current issues like GDP and unemployment instead of history. "We should learn from history and move forward," he added. 

(With ANI inputs)

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