Key Takeaways:
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that male teachers cannot claim privacy violation for sending their photographs as attendance proof.
- The court made this observation while dismissing a petition filed by a male teacher who challenged the practice of sending photographs as attendance proof.
- The teacher had argued that the practice was a violation of his right to privacy and dignity.
- However, the court held that the practice was a reasonable requirement for ensuring attendance and that it did not violate the teacher’s right to privacy.
- The court also observed that the teacher had failed to explain how sending his photograph as attendance proof was a violation of his privacy.
- The court’s decision was made in response to a petition filed by the teacher challenging the circular issued by the District Education Officer.
- The circular had made it mandatory for teachers to send their photographs as attendance proof, which the teacher had challenged as being arbitrary and unreasonable.
- The court’s decision has been seen as a significant ruling on the issue of privacy and attendance proof in the context of government employees.
