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The High Court has delivered a landmark judgment which is expected to have far-reaching consequences for teachers who were denied recognition and promotion because of their qualifications.

In a ruling last week, Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams ruled in favour of former secondary school teacher and Indian classical singer Nirmala Sesnarayan, finding that the Ministry of Education breached her constitutional rights when it denied her promotion despite assurances that her University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) degree qualified her for advancement.

The case is a test case that would affect scores of teachers with similar qualifications.