In a victory for private schools, the court said they can keep 11 out of the 62 criteria scrapped recently by the Arvind Kejriwal government.
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“We welcome the court’s decision but will continue our efforts to bring transparency in admission process at schools”, Sisodia said in another tweet. Justice Manmohan stayed the operation of the Delhi Government’s January 6 order that had scrapped management and all other quotas for admission.
The Delhi High Court today allowed for the admission of children in nurseries under the management quota fixed by the private unaided schools.
Last month, the Delhi government scrapped 62 “discriminatory” criteria, including management quota, but retained the 25% quota for economically weaker sections (EWS).
The association said the discretionary management quota is not only permitted in all private unaided recognised schools functioning across India but in higher and professional educational institutions.
Sisodia, who holds the education portfolio too, had appeared before the court and submitted in a sealed cover a list of documents and evidence given by parents who alleged that some private schools asked for money for admitting students.
The HC bench said that the government could not interfere into the autonomy of schools and the Jan 6 order was issued “without any authority under law”. It is the responsibility of the government to ensure easy access to good education for the children of Delhi. “We respect the decision but this verdict has disappointed them”, AAP leader Dilip Pandey told ANI.
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