My wife is a teacher at the Shriram School, Gurgaon. The school has issued a circular to all teachers demanding that they undertake Census Duty during the summer break. The notification says that this is manadatory and refusal could lead to imprisonment upto three years.
To me, this comes across as violation of fundamental rights. Firstly because, the school is neither a municipality or government funded / semi-funded school. Secondly, when the teachers asked about the provision of security while they are at this work, the authorities havent responded.
I wish to understand if this is a legal demand from the municipality and the school? Is this really manadatory, even though she is not a government employee? Is this a punisheable offence if she refuses to undertake this?
