India, July 29 -- New Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure that no government school teacher is assigned duty pertaining to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital in a manner that places an excessive burden on them or causes undue stress, affecting their ability to teach students. The court also disapproved of the language used in the ECI's letter dated July 14, which stated that teachers who refused to perform election-related duties or remained absent without authorisation would face disciplinary and legal action.

A bench comprising chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia issued the direction after taking note of the ECI's af...