HC seeks govt reply on plea challenging reimbursement rule under RTE Act
31 Oct 2014 10:59 PM GMT
The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a response of the city government on a plea by an association of private schools which has challenged the provision under the Right to Education Act, pertaining to their reimbursement for expenditure incurred on providing education to poor children.
A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul asked the Directorate of Education (DoE) to file its reply while allowing the association’s application to amend its initial plea challenging the rule under the Act. The act requires free books and uniform be provided to poor children in private unaided schools.
The court asked the DoE to file its reply only to the extent of the amendment made by the association in their plea. The association has amended its plea to also challenge section 12(2) of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which lays down how reimbursement is to be provided to schools which admit children belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
It said reimbursement should be provided on the basis of actual expenditure incurred by a fee-paying student.
A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul asked the Directorate of Education (DoE) to file its reply while allowing the association’s application to amend its initial plea challenging the rule under the Act. The act requires free books and uniform be provided to poor children in private unaided schools.
The court asked the DoE to file its reply only to the extent of the amendment made by the association in their plea. The association has amended its plea to also challenge section 12(2) of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which lays down how reimbursement is to be provided to schools which admit children belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
It said reimbursement should be provided on the basis of actual expenditure incurred by a fee-paying student.
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