HC reserves order on pleas against new nursery admission norms

The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on pleas challenging the AAP government's order to private unaided schools to accept nursery admission forms based only on the neighbourhood or distance criteria.

"It is an unprecedented hearing," was how Justice Manmohan put it while referring to the deadline before which he has to pass the order on the petitions.

The court, which has reserved its decision after hearing the parties for almost a month, said that it will pass the order before the last date for submission of the forms, which is February 14.

"I do not want that kids' rights are affected adversely.

As the parents will need sometime to decide after my judgement, I do not want to derail the process. I do not want anyone to be harmed," the judge said.

"This was an unprecedented hearing as I started hearing the issue without calling for the counter affidavits from the parties against whose decision these petitions were filed" the judge added.

The high court was hearing a batch of petitions filed by the parents and two school groups challenging the Delhi government's December 19, 2016 and January 7 notifications that made 298 private schools, built on Delhi Development Authority land, to accept nursery admission forms based only on the neighbourhood or distance norm. (More)

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