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MINI PUSHKARNA
Eshita Bashist Through Her Father Dinesh Singh – Appellant
Versus
Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations – Respondent
JUDGMENT
[Physical Hearing/Hybrid Hearing]
Mini Pushkarna, J. (Oral)--The present writ petition has been filed with prayer for direction to the respondents to allow registration of the petitioner girl candidate for the Indian School Certificate Examination (ISC).
2. Petitioner is a student of Hopetown Girls School in Dehradun. She has been studying in the said school since the year 2018. It is the case of the petitioner that she was eligible for admission to Class 11th as she duly cleared her Secondary Examination in 2022. It is submitted that due to financial constraints, parents of the petitioner were not able to deposit the fees on time. Thus, petitioner has not been registered for Class 12th Board Examination to be conducted in the year 2024. Further, the petitioner is not being allowed to sit for Class 11th school examination, which would lead to loss of her academic year.
3. Pursuant to the notice issued, Mr. Kanwaljit Singh, Advocate has appeared on behalf of respondent School. He submits that school has full sympathy with the girl child, however, since school in question is an unaided private school, in the absence of the school fees being paid by parents of petitioner, the
The court emphasized the importance of clearing arrears of school fees for student registration and considered exceptional circumstances for seeking condonation of shortage of attendance.
Unjust denial of admission based on financial grounds and the right to education. Reasonable accommodation for payment of fees in installments.
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