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MINI PUSHKARNA
Arth Lakra (minor) – Appellant
Versus
Indraprastha World School – Respondent
JUDGMENT
[Physical Hearing/Hybrid Hearing]
Mini Pushkarna, J. (Oral)--The present writ petition has been filed with prayer for direction to the respondent school to give admission to the petitioner child in the in the Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/Disadvantaged Group (DG) category.
2. By order dated 01.06.2022, an interim direction had been passed by this Court, by virtue of which the petitioner was given admission in the respondent school.
3. It is confirmed by learned counsel for the petitioner as well as for the school that the child is continuing in the school since June, 2022.
4. This Court, while granting interim admission to the child by order dated 01.06.2022, had directed that an enquiry be conducted by the Directorate of Education (DOE) on the objection raised by the school that the petitioner was a resident of House No. 8, Pole No.21A, Shiv Hanuman Mandir, Mundka, Delhi-110041 and was not residing at the given address i.e. GH-1/346, 1st Floor, Archna Apartment, Paschim Vihar, Delhi-110063. Thus, it was the objection on behalf of the school that the petitioner's residence was not within the distance of 0-1 km radius and hence, he was not eligible for admission to the
The court emphasized the importance of providing education to economically disadvantaged children and upheld the provisions of RTE Act, 2009 in allowing the petition and directing the petitioner chil....
In cases of admission under the EWS/DG category, schools may not insist upon following the neighbourhood criteria strictly due to the high demand for admission under this category.
In cases of admission under the EWS/DG category, schools may not insist upon following the neighbourhood criteria strictly due to the high demand for admission under this category.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that once a school has been allotted by the Department of Education, the school is bound to grant admission to the petitioner under the Disadvantag....
Private unaided schools are obligated to admit children from the economically weaker section and disadvantaged group to the extent of at least 25% of the class strength, as per the provisions of the ....
Court's authority to direct admission in a newly allotted school under the EWS/DG category
Economic standing not a criterion for admission under Disadvantaged Group category.
The court's decision was influenced by the acceptance of the petitioner's admission under the EWS/DG category by the respondent-school.
The court ruled that educational institutions must accept updated residency documentation at the time of admission, regardless of prior discrepancies.
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