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Private schools appeal against 'unjust' high court order~Mail Today (India Today)
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School administrators and parents are livid that Delhi High Court on Friday refused to quash Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung's order on nursery admission guidelines, which have severely restricted the autonomy of schools and drastically reduced the options for parents in several parts of the city. Schools and parents are viewing this as a setback to private quality education and a drastic increase in government control over the admissions process, making it restrictive and neighbourhood-oriented.
The Action Committee for Unaided Recognised Private Schools, which went to court against the LG's order, has appealed against the HC's verdict before a division bench of the court. The committee's petition contends that the LG has no power to fix the criteria for nursery admission to private unaided schools.
The legal team of the private schools said that the judge refused to even hear the case, saying that there was too much material to read, pushing the hearing to March. "We have filed an application against the order. The plea is expected to come up for hearing on Monday," said S K Bhattacharya, president of the committee.
'DISAPPOINTED'
Schools in the capital are disappointed with the order and said that constant juggling between schools and legal system is not very good for the education system.
"We are disappointed with the order as we were hoping that we will get a stay on the notifications and get some relief. We need to look at the best interest of the students. This constant juggling between schools and the legal system is not good for education of students," said Rekha Krishnan, principal of Vasant Valley School.
The order has left parents confused as the dates for nursery admissions are very close. Parents were hoping to get relief by HC but there seems to be no end to their troubles. "I have no good school in my area and my child will not get a single point under the neighborhood criteria. I was hoping that the court order will enable me to admit my child in a good school but my hopes are dashed now," said Salma Ahsan, a resident of Chattarpur.
The schools are however hoping that the appeal against Friday's order will bring some relief to them. "If a parent can trust the school with their ward for 12-13 years why can't they trust us with the admission process? Schools act in the best interest of the students," said Rekha Krishnan.
Unaided recognised private schools in the capital had approached the Delhi High Court seeking that the new guidelines issued on December 18 last year be quashed. The petition was filed after Jung made some radical changes in the nursery admission process and decided to take away much of the schools' discretionary powers. The new guidelines fixed points under various criteria, leaving no autonomy with the schools. The 20 per cent management quota was also done away with.
The petitioners argued that the order compromised the autonomy of private unaided schools in Delhi. They submitted before the Court that the guidelines were against the principle of autonomy of recognised unaided private schools and said that such schools were given the power by the Central government to formulate their own admission criteria for 75 per cent seats.
Saying the state government's notification was arbitrary, senior counsel N K Kaul, who appeared for Action Committee for Unaided Recognised Private Schools, requested the High Court that it grants at least a temporary stay so that the nursery admissions in the current academic year remain unaffected. The court, however, denied them the relief by saying the petition required "detailed hearing and hence, could not be stayed on the first day.
Justice Manmohan also issued notices to the Delhi Government and the Department of Education, directing them to file a response to the petition within three weeks from now. The Court has now fixed the matter for hearing on March 11.
The order has left parents confused as the dates for nursery admissions are very close. Parents were hoping to get relief by HC but there seems to be no end to their troubles. "I have no good school in my area and my child will not get a single point under the neighborhood criteria. I was hoping that the court order will enable me to admit my child in a good school but my hopes are dashed now," said Salma Ahsan, a resident of Chattarpur.
The schools are however hoping that the appeal against Friday's order will bring some relief to them. "If a parent can trust the school with their ward for 12-13 years why can't they trust us with the admission process? Schools act in the best interest of the students," said Rekha Krishnan.
Unaided recognised private schools in the capital had approached the Delhi High Court seeking that the new guidelines issued on December 18 last year be quashed. The petition was filed after Jung made some radical changes in the nursery admission process and decided to take away much of the schools' discretionary powers. The new guidelines fixed points under various criteria, leaving no autonomy with the schools. The 20 per cent management quota was also done away with.
The petitioners argued that the order compromised the autonomy of private unaided schools in Delhi. They submitted before the Court that the guidelines were against the principle of autonomy of recognised unaided private schools and said that such schools were given the power by the Central government to formulate their own admission criteria for 75 per cent seats.
Saying the state government's notification was arbitrary, senior counsel N K Kaul, who appeared for Action Committee for Unaided Recognised Private Schools, requested the High Court that it grants at least a temporary stay so that the nursery admissions in the current academic year remain unaffected. The court, however, denied them the relief by saying the petition required "detailed hearing and hence, could not be stayed on the first day.
Justice Manmohan also issued notices to the Delhi Government and the Department of Education, directing them to file a response to the petition within three weeks from now. The Court has now fixed the matter for hearing on March 11.
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