Nursery admissions put on hold by SC

The SC's decision has left parents both baffled and shocked. They say they do not see any way out of this conundrum and the court has left their children's future hanging mid-air.

Commenting on his ordeal, Arvind Negi, a resident of Janak Puri, says: 'I do not understand what the courts are trying to do after clearing the admission process one day and putting a stay on it a week later. This is preposterous. Do they not understand they are putting my child's future in jeopardy? My wife and I have been running around for months now for the draw of lots of various schools but we are getting delayed. This has become a nightmare for us.'

While some are disappointed with the court's ruling, others are raising fingers at the Directorate of Education (DOE). 

Upset with the point and quota system, Sandeep Maken from Paharganj says, 'Fingers should be pointed at the DoE for issuing such whimsical, bipartisan guidelines which are against the basic tenet of equality. Every child has the right to equality which is denied to him by these alumni, sibling and transfer points. Why should any quota or point system for these little children be implemented at all?'

Issuing a notice to the Delhi government, Nidesh Gupta, the lawyer for parents, said, 'The admissions already done will be subject to the Supreme Court's decision.'

The SC stayed the admissions on a petition by parents who challenged the High Court's order, saying that children who had been shifted from a different state to Delhi would get no quota.