A day after HC questioned it on source of its power to fix age limit without consulting the lieutenant governor, the government agreed to make one-time exception to the three minors who petitioned court challenging the age criteria.

The government agreed to exempt the three candidates from the purview of its December 18, 2015, notification but pleaded that the exemption granted by it should not be taken by court as a “precedent for others“.

But Justice Manmohan made it clear that other children with similar grievances can move court. “Those who come, we will look into their grievances. I cannot close the issue. If tomorrow someone else comes, I will have to hear them.The law has to be applied equally . I cannot say that I will not entertain if others come,“ the court said while disposing of petitions filed by Uday Pratap Singh Kapoor, Samridhi Singh and Kamakshi M Prakaash.

The minors, through their counsel Akhil Sachar, had challenged the Delhi government's December 18 notification fixing the maximum age for nursery in private unaided schools at four years.

According to the notification issued by the department of education, the upper age limit for admission in pre-school, pre-primary and Class I has been fixed at four years, five years and six years respectively as on March 31 of the year in which admission is being sought.

The nursery admission process in Delhi schools began from January 1 and will conclude on March 31.

On Monday , the court started examining the legal validity of the AAP government circular after it emerged that the directorate of education order lacked LG's endorsement.

HC had then observed that the notification, by which the upper age limit was fixed, did not appear to have a legal sanctity as it was not issued by the LG or under any statute.