Don't Deploy Teachers For Non-Educational Purposes In Teeth Of RTE Act: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt. To Issue Directions
3 years, 8 months ago

Don't Deploy Teachers For Non-Educational Purposes In Teeth Of RTE Act: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt. To Issue Directions

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week asked the Uttar Pradesh Government authorities to instruct the concerned District Magistrates and District Basic Education Officer of different districts that Teachers shall not be assigned work in teeth of the RTE Act.The Bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary was hearing the plea filed by 3. The Allahabad High Court last week asked the Uttar Pradesh Government authorities to instruct the concerned District Magistrates and District Basic Education Officer of different districts that Teachers shall not be assigned work in teeth of the RTE Act. While Section 27 of the Act of 2009 prohibits deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes, Rule 21 says - "For the purpose of maintaining the pupil-teacher ratio, no teacher posted in a school shall be made to serve in any other school or office or deployed for any non-educational purpose, other than the decennial population census, disaster relief duties or duties relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or Parliament." In view of these provisions, the Court directed the State Government: "The authorities concerned shall issue necessary instructions to the concerned District Magistrates and District Basic Education Officer of different districts to the effect that provisions contained under section 27 of the Act of 2009 shall be scrupulously complied with, and the Assistant Teachers shall not be assigned work in teeth of the provisions" With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stood disposed of.

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School chairman alleges irregularities in RTE admissions, demands action
1 week, 5 days ago

School chairman alleges irregularities in RTE admissions, demands action

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A school chairman in Alibag expressed concerns regarding the scrutiny of documents for applicants seeking admission under the 25% quota established by the Right to Education Act. School chairman alleges irregularities in RTE admissions, demands action Amar Warde, chairman of the Dattajirao Khanvilkar Education Trust’s Chintamanrao Kelkar Vidyalaya, in a February 24 letter addressed to Dada Bhuse, the school …

'Non Appointment Of Teachers A Clear Violation Of Article 21-A': Allahabad HC Contemplates Action Against UP Govt Officials
3 weeks ago

'Non Appointment Of Teachers A Clear Violation Of Article 21-A': Allahabad HC Contemplates Action Against UP Govt Officials

Live Law  

Weeks after its scathing observation regarding the non-availability of Principals and Assistant Teachers across the State in Govt schools, the Allahabad High Court has now directed the Additional Secretary, UP Basic Education, to file a personal affidavit explaining why action should not be taken against the erring officials of the State Government for violating Article 21-A of the Constitution of …

Reserve 25% Seats For Weaker Section In Class-I To Ensure Free Elementary Education Under RTE Act: P&H HC Tells Punjab's Private Schools
1 month ago

Reserve 25% Seats For Weaker Section In Class-I To Ensure Free Elementary Education Under RTE Act: P&H HC Tells Punjab's Private Schools

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today directed the Private unaided schools in Punjab covered under the Right To Education Act, 2009 to reserve 25% seats for weaker section of the society and asked the functionary of the Punjab Government to ensure compliance for admissions for 2025-2026.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Harmeet Singh Grewal said, "As an interim measure. …

Reserve 25% Seats For Weaker Section In Class-I To Ensure Free Elementary Education Under RTE Act: P&H HC Tells Punjab's Private Schools
1 month ago

Reserve 25% Seats For Weaker Section In Class-I To Ensure Free Elementary Education Under RTE Act: P&H HC Tells Punjab's Private Schools

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today directed the Private unaided schools in Punjab covered under the Right To Education Act, 2009 to reserve 25% seats for weaker section of the society and asked the functionary of the Punjab Government to ensure compliance for admissions for 2025-2026.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Harmeet Singh Grewal said, "As an interim measure. …

Emphasis on implementing Child Protection Policy in every school in Karnataka
1 month ago

Emphasis on implementing Child Protection Policy in every school in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Member of Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Shekhargouda Ramatnal has warned officials that any lapse in implementation of Right to Education Act of 2009 and the Child Protection Policy would be treated seriously, and the Commission would call for requisite action against the same. He was speaking at the Dharwad Teachers’ Training Centre during a review meeting …

Govt not keen to implement RTE Act in Punjab
1 month ago

Govt not keen to implement RTE Act in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Punjab, which was recently ranked among the best-performing states in compliance rate of infrastructure norms in elementary schools, has no plans to implement the provision of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, which mandates 25% of seats for the children from economically weaker sections in private unaided schools. The RTE Act’s Section 12 mandated unaided …

RTE Act amendments against the spirit of the Act, says Kerala education minister
1 month, 1 week ago

RTE Act amendments against the spirit of the Act, says Kerala education minister

The Hindu  

The amendments to the Right to Education Act 2009 brought about by the Union government, scrapping the no detention policy, goes against the spirit of the Act, General Education Minister V. Sivankutty told the Assembly on Wednesday. As per the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2024) issued as a gazette notification in December 2024, annual public …

Kerala Education Rules | Managers Of Aided Schools Have Duty To Appoint Protected Teachers Only If A List Is Already Sent To Him: High Court
2 months ago

Kerala Education Rules | Managers Of Aided Schools Have Duty To Appoint Protected Teachers Only If A List Is Already Sent To Him: High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court held that the managers of aided school have an obligation to appoint 'protected teachers' only when they are already provided with the list of 'protected teachers' Kerala Education Rules defines protected teacher as a teacher who has been retrenched for want of vacancy after putting such length of regular service as specified by the Government or …

Centre Scraps No Detention Policy for Classes 5, 8
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre Scraps No Detention Policy for Classes 5, 8

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre has scrapped the “no-detention policy” for classes 5 and 8 in schools allowing them to fail students who do not clear the year-end exams. “If the child appearing in the re-examination fails to fulfil the promotion criteria again, he shall be held back in fifth class or eighth class, as the case may be. During the …

No child shall be expelled from school till completion of elementary education: MoE on scrapping ‘no detention policy’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

No child shall be expelled from school till completion of elementary education: MoE on scrapping ‘no detention policy’

Live Mint  

No detention policy: Ministry of Education on Monday decided to scrap 'no detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 students. The centre further announced that no child shall be expelled from any school till completion of elementary education. According to new rules, central government has granted state governments the power to conduct regular examinations for Class 5 and 8 students …

Govt schools in UP’s Gautam Budh Nagar in dismal condition, NHRC directs district magistrate to take action
4 months, 1 week ago

Govt schools in UP’s Gautam Budh Nagar in dismal condition, NHRC directs district magistrate to take action

Hindustan Times  

The National Human Rights Commission has directed the District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar to take appropriate action on a complaint about the poor condition of government-run schools in the district, alleging violation of students' right to education. The complainant pointed out that hundreds of students in government schools in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, are being deprived of …

Relief to junior teachers of primary schools as Allahabad HC sets aside transfer policy
4 months, 1 week ago

Relief to junior teachers of primary schools as Allahabad HC sets aside transfer policy

Hindustan Times  

In a relief to thousands of junior teachers of primary schools in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday set aside the government's transfer policy brought in June this year to maintain the teacher-pupil ratio in these schools. The government also said that this transfer policy is necessary to maintain the teacher-student ratio under the Right to Education Act. …

Pvt unaided schools can’t deny admission under RTE Act: Allahabad HC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Pvt unaided schools can’t deny admission under RTE Act: Allahabad HC

Hindustan Times  

In an important judgment, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has ruled that the private unaided schools cannot deny admission under the Right to Education Act on trivial issues that do not hamper the root of the eligibility criteria innately. The court also ordered that “Considering the fact that the petitioner comes from a very humble background and …

Madras High Court rules that RTE Act applies to kindergarten admissions, regardless of age, emphasizing education access for all.
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras High Court rules that RTE Act applies to kindergarten admissions, regardless of age, emphasizing education access for all.

The Hindu  

Though the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, applies only to children aged between six and 14, admissions to kindergarten cannot be denied to much younger children too under the law, the Madras High Court has ruled. The object of providing education for the children up to eighth standard will override any technical concerns relating to …

RTE Act Extends To Education From Kindergarten To 8th Standard Irrespective Of Child's Age, LKG & UKG Classes Covered Under Scheme: Madras HC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

RTE Act Extends To Education From Kindergarten To 8th Standard Irrespective Of Child's Age, LKG & UKG Classes Covered Under Scheme: Madras HC

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently observed that the LKG and UKG classes would be covered under the Right to Education scheme as the state is regularly reimbursing the expenses incurred by these classes in the schools. This, in fact, finds support from the proviso to Section 12 of the RTE Act, Extent of school's responsibility for free and compulsory education, …

RTE quota: Bombay HC junks Maharashtra govt notification giving conditional exemption to private schools
8 months ago

RTE quota: Bombay HC junks Maharashtra govt notification giving conditional exemption to private schools

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on July 19 quashed and set aside a February 9, 2024 notification of the Maharashtra government that exempted private schools from providing 25% Right to Education Act quota admissions to disadvantaged and economically weaker students in class 1 and preschool sections within a kilometre radius of government-run or aided schools. Setting aside the rules as unconstitutional …

Act against schools denying admission to kids under RTE, DG tells DMs in Uttar Pradesh
8 months, 1 week ago

Act against schools denying admission to kids under RTE, DG tells DMs in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Only 50% of students eligible for admission to private schools under the Right to Education Act made the cut this session. Of the 1.65 lakh eligible candidates across UP, only 72,044 were given admission by private schools, said Kanchan Verma, director-general. Government officials said the schools were demanding unnecessary documents from parents despite their children/wards’ selection after fulfilling all …

[U.P. Recognised Basic School Rules] Employee Shall Be Entitled To Pay If Initial Approval Of Appointment Not Recalled: Allahabad High Court
9 months ago

[U.P. Recognised Basic School Rules] Employee Shall Be Entitled To Pay If Initial Approval Of Appointment Not Recalled: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has held that under the U.P. High Court Verdict The Court held that there was only a “bald allegation” about the collusion of the petitioners with the State Authorities and that no proof had been presented to establish the same. The Court held that the State Authorities had taken a conscious decision and awarded approval for …

High Court Stays Maharashtra Govt's Amendment Exempting Private Schools From 25% RTE Quota If Govt-Run School Exists Nearby
10 months, 2 weeks ago

High Court Stays Maharashtra Govt's Amendment Exempting Private Schools From 25% RTE Quota If Govt-Run School Exists Nearby

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court today stayed till further orders the exemption to private unaided schools from providing 25% quota in Class I or Pre-school for children of disadvantaged sections if there is a government-run or aided school within 1 km radius of that private school. A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Upadhyaya and Justice Arif S Doctor prima facie …

Teacher's Service After Regularization Can't Be Terminated Merely Due To Lack Of Qualification At Time Of Initial Appointment: Allahabad HC
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Teacher's Service After Regularization Can't Be Terminated Merely Due To Lack Of Qualification At Time Of Initial Appointment: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has held that after a long gap of time, a teacher who's services have been regularised cannot be terminated merely on grounds of lack of qualifications at the time of initial appointment. The bench comprising of Justice Ajit Kumar held that “once the regularisation of appointment has already taken place, such teacher becomes a permanent member …

Board exams in Karnataka: Students in a fix
1 year ago

Board exams in Karnataka: Students in a fix

The Hindu  

“On Wednesday, I had a Hindi exam. On March 12, the Supreme Court set aside the interim order of a division bench of the High Court of Karnataka, which had given the State government a green signal to conduct board exams for the summative assessment of students of classes 5, 8, and 9. Though the apex court said that “the …

Vivek High School to move court after derecognition order
1 year, 2 months ago

Vivek High School to move court after derecognition order

Hindustan Times  

Vivek High School, Sector 38, will now go to court after the UT education department’s order on December 27 to derecognise the school over not admitting EWS students under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. Vivek High School, Sector 38 will now go to court after the UT education department’s order on December 27 to derecognise …

Arbitrary admission denials under RTE by private schools in Uttar Pradesh
1 year, 5 months ago

Arbitrary admission denials under RTE by private schools in Uttar Pradesh

India Today  

The Right to Education Act, enacted on August 4, 2009, was designed to ensure that children between the ages of 6 to 14 have access to free and compulsory education. However, reports from the Sarojini Nagar area of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, suggest that some private schools are arbitrarily denying admission to these children under RTE, despite claiming …

RTE clause on free education to poor children implemented in a transparent way: official
1 year, 9 months ago

RTE clause on free education to poor children implemented in a transparent way: official

The Hindu  

The School Education Department has completed the admission process for free education of children from marginalised communities under Section 12 of the Right to Education Act that mandates private unaided schools to set aside 25% of the seats for them at the entry-level, for the academic year 2023-24. A statement released by Commissioner, School Education, S. Suresh Kumar said in …

Ensuring equity in education in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 9 months ago

Ensuring equity in education in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Palakiti Joji’s eyes light up at the prospect of sending his six-year-old daughter Blessy to one of the top private schools in Vijayawada city. She is among the 26,279 children selected for admission in private schools in Andhra Pradesh for free education under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, for the academic year 2023-24. “We …

Madrasas violate student rights, children’s body tells Allahabad HC
1 year, 10 months ago

Madrasas violate student rights, children’s body tells Allahabad HC

The Hindu  

In an intervention application before the Allahabad High Court, in a matter pertaining to religious education imparted in institutions at the government’s expense, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has submitted that the education given to children in madrasas is not adequate or comprehensive. The court, while hearing a petition filed by Azaj Ahmad who teaches in a …

Representation On Making RTE Act Compulsory Subject In All Law Schools Will Be Looked Into: BCI To Delhi High Court
2 years ago

Representation On Making RTE Act Compulsory Subject In All Law Schools Will Be Looked Into: BCI To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it will look into and decide a representation for making Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, or RTE Act, a compulsory subject for students in all law schools, within a reasonable time. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice …

RTE Act | Take Action Against Schools Not Reserving 25% Elementary Level Seats For Children From Disadvantaged Groups: Gauhati High Court To State
2 years ago

RTE Act | Take Action Against Schools Not Reserving 25% Elementary Level Seats For Children From Disadvantaged Groups: Gauhati High Court To State

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Assam Government to implement its policy framed under Section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 with regard to the admission benefits to the children belonging to the weaker section and disadvantaged group in the unaided and non-minority institutions. While hearing a PIL on the issue, the …

RTE Act : Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL To Enforce 25% Reservation In Private Schools For Disadvantaged Students
2 years, 1 month ago

RTE Act : Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL To Enforce 25% Reservation In Private Schools For Disadvantaged Students

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition seeking the enforcement of Clause of Sub-section of Section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, that requires non-minority private unaided schools to reserve at least twenty-five per cent of their entry-level seats for children belonging to disadvantaged sections of society. Not only have …

Miserable State Of Affairs Prevalent In Delhi At Elementary Education Level: High Court Directs Schools To Ensure Admissions Under EWS Quota
2 years, 3 months ago

Miserable State Of Affairs Prevalent In Delhi At Elementary Education Level: High Court Directs Schools To Ensure Admissions Under EWS Quota

Live Law  

Observing that a "miserable state of affairs" is prevalent in the national capital as far as implementation of Right to Education Act, 2009 at elementary education level is concerned, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed all schools to ensure that no child belonging to Economically Weaker Section under the enactment is denied admission or treated with a conduct that …

High Court directs Delhi government to ensure admission to EWS category kids in private schools
2 years, 3 months ago

High Court directs Delhi government to ensure admission to EWS category kids in private schools

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court directed the city government on Friday to ensure admission to children belonging to weaker sections of the society in private unaided schools, observing that it is high time that the judiciary reaches out to people instead of waiting for them to reach out to it. The court said all the private unaided schools concerned shall ensure …

No Poll or Other Duties for Andhra Pradesh Teachers, Focus Only on Academics: State Government
2 years, 3 months ago

No Poll or Other Duties for Andhra Pradesh Teachers, Focus Only on Academics: State Government

News 18  

Government teachers in Andhra Pradesh, from now on, will have nothing to do except perform their core task – of teaching children. The state government has amended the AP Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010, prohibiting deployment of teachers for “non-educational purposes”. According to the Annual Survey of Education Report, only 22.4 per cent children in …

Uttar Pradesh: 4 govt teachers, who got jobs using fake documents, dismissed
2 years, 4 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: 4 govt teachers, who got jobs using fake documents, dismissed

India TV News  

Four teachers, who managed to get jobs in the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department on the basis of fake documents, have been dismissed from service and orders have been issued to lodge a case against them, a senior official said on Friday. In 2016, 15,000 assistant teachers were appointed in which these teachers had submitted fake documents relating to the …

Review Every Year Reimbursement of Fees Under RTE to Private Schools: HC
2 years, 6 months ago

Review Every Year Reimbursement of Fees Under RTE to Private Schools: HC

News 18  

In a major relief to the private schools, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to review every year the reimbursement of fees to be payable to them for imparting free education to children under the Right to Education Act. It provided that the private schools imparting free education would be entitled to such reimbursement “‘as is …

TET Not Mandatory For Teachers In Minority Institutions: Madras High Court Reiterates
2 years, 10 months ago

TET Not Mandatory For Teachers In Minority Institutions: Madras High Court Reiterates

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has reiterated that TET qualification cannot be made applicable to minority institutions. v. Union of India and ors., the court ordered the educational institutions to grant appropriate annual increment and medical benefits to the petitioner teacher and refund of any amount recovered from the teacher merely on the ground that she has not cleared the Teachers …

Teachers who did not pass TET not entitled to continue in service: Madras HC
2 years, 11 months ago

Teachers who did not pass TET not entitled to continue in service: Madras HC

Hindustan Times  

Teachers who did not pass the Teachers Eligibility Test cannot continue in service, the Madras High Court ruled on Thursday. It is mandatory for the teachers, who did not possess the minimum qualification of passing TET prior to the 2019 RTE Act to acquire the same within nine years i.e., within March 31, 2019. The judge lamented that despite lapse …

Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking changes in Right to Education Act (RTE)
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking changes in Right to Education Act (RTE)

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a PIL which was seeking changes in the Right to Education Act 2009. The PIL proposed a common syllabus and curriculum for students across the country and said that the RTE was “arbitrary and irrational". Excerpts from the PIL As per PTI, the PIL filed in Supreme Court stated: "Right of a child should …

Officers Of State Education Department Perform Their Duties In A Very Casual Manner: Allahabad High Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Officers Of State Education Department Perform Their Duties In A Very Casual Manner: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently remarked that the State Education Department and its officers are not attending to the grievances that are raised against it and that they are performing their duties in a very casual manner.With this observation, the Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal directed the Principal Secretary, Basic Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh to ensure that all. …

RTE Act- Can Teachers Be Given Election Duties Before Poll Notification Is Out?: Allahabad HC Refers Question To Larger Bench
3 years, 4 months ago

RTE Act- Can Teachers Be Given Election Duties Before Poll Notification Is Out?: Allahabad HC Refers Question To Larger Bench

Live Law  

In view of Section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, the Allahabad High Court recently referred the question regarding allotment of election duties to teachers on teaching days/during teaching hours to a larger bench.The Bench of Justice J. J. Munir referred the question to the larger bench in view of the. In view of …

Right To Education: Rajasthan HC Grants Interim Relief Against State's Decision To Not Reserve 25% Seats For Weaker Section In Pre-School Admissions
3 years, 4 months ago

Right To Education: Rajasthan HC Grants Interim Relief Against State's Decision To Not Reserve 25% Seats For Weaker Section In Pre-School Admissions

Live Law  

The Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court on Saturday granted interim relief against the State's decision to not reserve 25% seats for admission of students from the weaker sections in pre-schools.Justice Manindra Mohan Srivastava observed that the State cannot come in the way of performance of statutory obligation by the schools provided under the Right of Children to Free …

Only After Performing Of Essential Functions As Teacher That State Can Ask A Teacher To Perform Additional Work: Allahabad High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Only After Performing Of Essential Functions As Teacher That State Can Ask A Teacher To Perform Additional Work: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

Underlining that performing additional duties is not the reason for which a teacher is appointed, the Allahabad High Court recently directed that all teachers substantively appointed as such should function and perform teaching work first and only thereafter, additional work may be given to them in case of need. The Court had also remarked that the Director-General, School Education must …

Supreme Court Stays Kerala High Court Judgment Which Barred Aided School Teachers From Contesting Elections
4 years ago

Supreme Court Stays Kerala High Court Judgment Which Barred Aided School Teachers From Contesting Elections

Live Law  

Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the KeralaHigh Court Judgment which held that the Teachers of aided schools cannot contest in the election to the local bodies, State Legislative Assembly and Parliament.The Bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde passed the order after hearing Senior Advocate V Giri.The petition filed by Anurag also challenged the High Court's declaration that Section 2 …

Aided School Teachers Cannot Contest In Elections: Kerala High Court Declares Section 2(iv) Of Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Act Unconstitutional
4 years ago

Aided School Teachers Cannot Contest In Elections: Kerala High Court Declares Section 2(iv) Of Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Act Unconstitutional

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court held that the Teachers of aided schools cannot contest in the election to the local bodies, including State Legislative Assembly and Parliament.The bench comprising the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly observed that a teacher of an aided educational institution, within the State of Kerala, in terms of the provisions of Kerala Education …

Gauhati HC Seeks Govt's Response On Plea For Effective Implementation of Right To Education Act
4 years, 4 months ago

Gauhati HC Seeks Govt's Response On Plea For Effective Implementation of Right To Education Act

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Assam government in a plea seeking effective implementation of Section 12 of the Right to Education Act, 2009 which reserves at least 25% elementary level school seats for children belonging to weaker sections. The direction was made in a PIL filed by a second-year law student, Debargha Roy, seeking …

Supreme Court: Right To Education Under Article 21A Envisages That Teachers Must Be Meritorious & The Best Of The Lot
4 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court: Right To Education Under Article 21A Envisages That Teachers Must Be Meritorious & The Best Of The Lot

Live Law  

Right to education guaranteed in terms of Article 21A of the Constitution would envisage quality education being imparted to the children which in turn, would signify that the teachers must be meritorious and the best of the lot, the Supreme Court observed while dismissing the appeals filed by Uttar Pradesh Shiksha Mitra Association in a case related to the recruitment …

Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Notification Of Time Table & Procedure For Admission Under RTE Act [Read Petition]
4 years, 7 months ago

Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Notification Of Time Table & Procedure For Admission Under RTE Act [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Thursday issued notices on a petition seeking a direction upon the State Government to release the time table and procedure for admission under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, for the academic year 2020-2021. The Petitioner-society has submitted that the admission process under the RTE scheme usually commences by the …

UP govt challenges single-bench order halting selection process of 69,000 basic teachers
4 years, 9 months ago

UP govt challenges single-bench order halting selection process of 69,000 basic teachers

India TV News  

Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has challenged Allahabad High Court single-bench order staying the appointment process of 69,000 assistant basic teachers in the state. The bench of Justice Alok Mathur on June 3 had stayed the selection process, prima facie finding that certain questions and answers were ambiguous and wrong and, hence, it required fresh scrutiny by the UGC. Earlier …

Supreme Court issues notice to Karnataka on school admission rule change
5 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Karnataka on school admission rule change

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to look into the legality of the Karnataka government rule, which exempted unaided and private schools from admitting 25 percent students from the socially and economically disadvantaged groups to class one. The petition said the effect of the amendment was "where a government or aided school existed in a particular neighbourhood, private, un-aided schools …

RTE : SC Issues Notice On Plea Against Karnataka HC Decision Restricting Admission To Private Schools [Read Petition]
5 years, 7 months ago

RTE : SC Issues Notice On Plea Against Karnataka HC Decision Restricting Admission To Private Schools [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition challenging the May 31 judgment of the High Court of Karnataka which held that a student has no right to admission to a private school under the Right To Education Act if a government or aided school is available in the neighborhood.The High Court decision came in a petition filed …

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