Delhi HC issues contempt notice to education dept
15 Oct 2014 4:13 AM IST
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued contempt notice to Delhi’s directorate of education (DoE) for not following its order to grant admission to 81 children in neighbourhood government schools.
Justice VK Shali also issued notice to the commissioner of East Delhi Municipal Corporation, on a contempt petition filed by NGO Social Jurist that noted that despite the division bench’s 17 September order, 81 children were not admitted to schools.
The court has now posted the matter for hearing on 28 January, 2015, and asked the DoE and EDMC to file their response on the issue.
On 17 September, 81 children in the age group of 6-14 years moved the high court alleging that they have been denied admission in schools on the ground that they do not have residential proof.
Children from Yamuna Khadar area in east Delhi said they were denied admission in schools of the EDMC on the grounds of non-availability of their residence proof and birth certificates.
The division bench then asked the students to approach the schools for admission and the schools to take proper action in this regard.
During the hearing on Monday, advocate Ashok Agarwal appearing for the NGO argued despite the order of division bench, the children were not admitted to the schools.
‘This case highlights that the government of Delhi which makes so much propaganda about implementation of RTE (Right to Education) Act is really very insensitive towards the right to education of the children of the poor,’ he argued.
Justice VK Shali also issued notice to the commissioner of East Delhi Municipal Corporation, on a contempt petition filed by NGO Social Jurist that noted that despite the division bench’s 17 September order, 81 children were not admitted to schools.
The court has now posted the matter for hearing on 28 January, 2015, and asked the DoE and EDMC to file their response on the issue.
On 17 September, 81 children in the age group of 6-14 years moved the high court alleging that they have been denied admission in schools on the ground that they do not have residential proof.
Children from Yamuna Khadar area in east Delhi said they were denied admission in schools of the EDMC on the grounds of non-availability of their residence proof and birth certificates.
The division bench then asked the students to approach the schools for admission and the schools to take proper action in this regard.
During the hearing on Monday, advocate Ashok Agarwal appearing for the NGO argued despite the order of division bench, the children were not admitted to the schools.
‘This case highlights that the government of Delhi which makes so much propaganda about implementation of RTE (Right to Education) Act is really very insensitive towards the right to education of the children of the poor,’ he argued.
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