#teacher status

Calcutta HC rules that AICRP scientists, despite identical service conditions, cannot claim regular teacher status or retirement age benefits under the BCKV Act without explicit State approval under Section 33A. The judgment underscores that statutory compliance prevails over functional equivalence, impacting employment rights of project-based academic staff.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that despite Sports Officers being classified as teachers, superannuation age of 65 does not automatically apply absent policy justification based on cadre-specific shortage.