New Delhi: We feel that the appellants (Action Committee Unaided Recognised Private Schools and Forum for promotion of quality education for all) have not shown any immediate injury due to the guidelines,” a bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said.
While paving the way for resumption of admission process in nursery classes as per the Directorate of Education (DoE) guidelines, the bench cautioned the media against running unverified reports pertaining to its judgment on the issue.
.The court also made it clear that its observations have no bearing on the final outcome of the petition pending before a single judge bench. The private school bodies had moved the larger bench of the HC against the order of its single judge who had refused to grant them interim relief or stay the notification.
The plea was filed challenging the nursery admission guidelines issued by the Lieutenant Governor (LG) by which various steps including weightage to neighbourhood kids and abolition of 20% management quota were taken.
It had sought setting aside of the 2014-15 guidelines on the ground that the LG office lacked the power to frame them. It had claimed the guidelines were against the principle of autonomy and the recognised unaided private schools were given the power by the Central government to formulate their own admission criteria for 75% seats. Central government, the Directorate of Education (DoE) and the office of LG were made party in the plea
The guidelines also seek the minority schools to have 25 percent seats reserved, like other schools, for economically weaker sections and disadvantaged groups of society.
Bureau Report
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