HC reserves order on plea for free books for poor kids
12 Dec 2014 5:42 AM IST
The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its order on a petition demanding free books and uniforms for students and children from the poor and disadvantaged sections in private unaided schools in the Capital.
A division bench of Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul reserved the order after hearing arguments from all the parties.
An NGO, which filed the plea, the Delhi government’s education department and the public schools’ association concluded their arguments on Thursday after which the bench reserved the order.
The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Khagesh Jha demanding proper implementation of the provisions of the Right to Education Act to provide free books and uniforms to children from the economically weaker sections (EWS) and disadvantaged groups in private unaided schools.
The plea said unaided recognised schools are bound to provide not only admission but also books, uniforms and other study materials free of cost to students admitted under the 25 percent quota of EWS and disadvantaged groups.
The public schools have objected to giving free books and uniforms to poor children, saying they have not been providing books and uniforms to any of their students and parents have to buy the material from the market themselves.
Delhi government counsel Zubeda Begum, however, said the government reimburses this amount to schools.
A division bench of Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul reserved the order after hearing arguments from all the parties.
An NGO, which filed the plea, the Delhi government’s education department and the public schools’ association concluded their arguments on Thursday after which the bench reserved the order.
The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Khagesh Jha demanding proper implementation of the provisions of the Right to Education Act to provide free books and uniforms to children from the economically weaker sections (EWS) and disadvantaged groups in private unaided schools.
The plea said unaided recognised schools are bound to provide not only admission but also books, uniforms and other study materials free of cost to students admitted under the 25 percent quota of EWS and disadvantaged groups.
The public schools have objected to giving free books and uniforms to poor children, saying they have not been providing books and uniforms to any of their students and parents have to buy the material from the market themselves.
Delhi government counsel Zubeda Begum, however, said the government reimburses this amount to schools.
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