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Petition challenges upper age limit for nursery admission

IANS | Jan 10, 2013, 09.31 PM IST

Parents with kids older than four years are finding that many schools have fixed the upper-age-limit anyway and they are ineligible to even apply.

NEW DELHI: A petition was filed in the Delhi high court on Thursday challenging the decision of a private school to fix four years as upper age limit for admission in nursery class.

The petition, filed by the father of a child, alleged that a notification of Delhi's directorate of education (DoE) mentioned three years as the lower age for admission in nursery and categorically bars unaided private schools from fixing any upper age cap for this purpose.

The plea, however said that Sachdeva Public School at Rohini, in its admission brochure, said that children, who are of three years of age and have not crossed the four year age limit, would be entitled for admission in nursery.

The petition sought an order or direction declaring the clause 5 of admission criteria for pre-school issued by the school for the session 2013-14 about fixation of upper age limit for admission "arbitrary and illegal" and striking down the same.

The petition filed by Pankaj Kumar, through advocate Ashok Agarwal, alleged that the school has refused to accept the application form of his son on the ground that the child would be over four years of age on March 31, the cut-off date for receipt of forms.

The case likely come for hearing Friday.

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Permalink Reply by Rama Shankar Pandey on January 10, 2013 at 10:40pm

I am also suffering from same issue with Bal Bharti public school and DPS Dwarka. What is the expert opinion? Can we file the case jointly if we have strong possibility to win.

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Permalink Reply by 0f0bta5t745ma on January 11, 2013 at 1:34pm

Am also reday to join in to file the petition against DPS Dwarka, Bal bharti dwarka and Maxfort........

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Permalink Reply by gaurav kohli on January 10, 2013 at 10:42pm

to add more scools doing the same:

1. GD Goenka public school

2. Maxfort school, rohini

3. Bal bharti public school , pitam pura

4. Heritage school, rohini

5. Presidium School, ashok vihar

6. DPS Rohini

7. Mata jaikaur public school, ashok vihar

8. Mont Fort school, Ashok vihar

9. DPS mathura road

10. Springdales school , all branches

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Permalink Reply by Malti Thakur on January 11, 2013 at 3:31pm

we can even add:

1. St. Michael, Pusa Road

2. Faith Academy, Prasad Nagar

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Permalink Reply by Anjali Verma on January 10, 2013 at 10:49pm

I m facing the same issue for my son. N k bagrodia, goodley public,

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Permalink Reply by Jyoti Thakur on January 10, 2013 at 11:02pm

I am also facing the same problem, thus I had taken call if the school is good, I am fine to get my son admission in nursery by loosing his 1 yr....:(

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Permalink Reply by Jyoti Thakur on January 10, 2013 at 11:04pm

Few more school frm south Delhi
GD goenka Vkunj
Heritage Vkunj

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Permalink Reply by Raghu on January 11, 2013 at 7:36am

Yes agree, yesterday also i wrote in the forum on same issues.. It would be very good if we can file a case jointly or support on the petition above jointly if it helps....