Plea in HC for admitting poor kids in schools on public land

The Delhi high court has sought response of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the Delhi Development Auhtority (DDA) on a plea, seeking directions to them to ensure admission of poor children in play schools, creches and even minority institutions running on public land.

A Bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notice to the Delhi government’s directorate of education (DoE) and DDA and sought their replies by May 27, the next date of hearing.

The order came on the applications of NGO Justice for All which has contended that the court’s 2014 direction, to ensure schools located on DDA land shall admit EWS children up to the extent of 25 per cent, was not being implemented by the DoE. The NGO also sought a clarification from the court that its 2014 judgement is applicable to those minority schools also which are situated on public land allotted by land owing agencies.