During the hearing, the counsel for the petitioner argued that affordable housing is a basic and essential need of teachers to have peace of mind which would enable them to impart education meaningfully.

Further, he submitted that traditionally in the Gurukulam system, the teachers or Gurus were provided with amenities like land, materials, amenities and facilities by the society, rulers and aristocracy.

"Providing rent-free housing to a hard-working teaching community involved in the very important task of nation-building will ensure the betterment of the Society and Country at large thereby furthering the right to livelihood of the citizens of this Country guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India," the petition reads.

Complaining about the current situation, he continued that though a lot of school promoters these days are real estate business people they do not build "even tiny sheds" for their teachers let alone use the excess funds for building housing accommodation.

The petitioner in his plea, also pointed out how during the COVID-19 pandemic, many private school teachers were forced to do the job of fee collecting agents and the private school management took advantage of the plight of teachers to pursue parents to pay fees.

The plea also seeks directions for considering his representation in this regard. He has also urged the court to direct authorities to allot public lands and provide subsidy and interest-free housing loans for the teachers.