Play schools told to admit 25 pc kids from EWS
25 Nov 2014 5:37 AM IST
A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice RS Endlaw said that if any school is found flouting this rule, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will initiate the process of cancellation of the lease.
The court’s direction came on a plea filed on behalf of NGO Justice for All by advocate Khagesh Jha, seeking directions of admitting 25 per cent of students from the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category in aided and unaided schools that have been granted land at concessional rates.
The bench slammed the government and the DDA for not devising any mechanism for ensuring compliance of the condition on the premise where land much below the market rate was allotted to schools. The Directorate of Education (DoE) of the Delhi government had washed off its hand from the responsibility of ensuring compliance by the schools.
It had said that the issue of compliance was between the DDA as the agency which had allotted the land and the schools. And if the allottee of the land was in breach of any of the terms and conditions, it was for the DDA to take action.
On the other hand, the DDA had informed the court that the government was the agency to check and monitor the activities of the educational institutions, and when the government has informed it about any violation of norms of admission of students from weaker sections, action for cancellation of allotment and determination of perpetual lease is taken. It was, however, said that no complaints were received from the government. The court also said people who were affected by the attitude of government and the DDA ‘have very little access to justice too’.
The court’s direction came on a plea filed on behalf of NGO Justice for All by advocate Khagesh Jha, seeking directions of admitting 25 per cent of students from the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category in aided and unaided schools that have been granted land at concessional rates.
The bench slammed the government and the DDA for not devising any mechanism for ensuring compliance of the condition on the premise where land much below the market rate was allotted to schools. The Directorate of Education (DoE) of the Delhi government had washed off its hand from the responsibility of ensuring compliance by the schools.
It had said that the issue of compliance was between the DDA as the agency which had allotted the land and the schools. And if the allottee of the land was in breach of any of the terms and conditions, it was for the DDA to take action.
On the other hand, the DDA had informed the court that the government was the agency to check and monitor the activities of the educational institutions, and when the government has informed it about any violation of norms of admission of students from weaker sections, action for cancellation of allotment and determination of perpetual lease is taken. It was, however, said that no complaints were received from the government. The court also said people who were affected by the attitude of government and the DDA ‘have very little access to justice too’.
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