No Coercive Action Against Schools Conducting Online Classes Nor Against Parents Not Willing To Force Kids To Attend Online Classes: Bombay HC [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

No Coercive Action Against Schools Conducting Online Classes Nor Against Parents Not Willing To Force Kids To Attend Online Classes: Bombay HC [Read Order]

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In a relief to schools and parents alike, the Bombay High Court on Monday directed the State Government not to take any coercive steps against those schools that are conducting online classes for students of Class II and below. Similarly, schools have been directed not to take any coercive steps against those parents who are not willing to force their children to attend online classes. Division bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice NR Borkar granted three weeks time to the State government to file a reply to the writ petition filed by Parents Teachers Association of United Forum and two parents against a June 15 Government Resolution that does not allow students of Class II and below to attend classes online. Similarly, no coercive action shall be taken by the schools against those parents who are not willing to force their children studying in class-II and below for availing online classes."

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'Students Should Not Suffer': Calcutta High Court Bars Rustication Of Students, Withholding Of Admit Cards, Results For Non-Payment Of Fees
3 years, 1 month ago

'Students Should Not Suffer': Calcutta High Court Bars Rustication Of Students, Withholding Of Admit Cards, Results For Non-Payment Of Fees

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday underscored that despite the pending litigation regarding non-payment of school fees for the academic year 2020-2021, the concerned students should not suffer and that online classes should be continued to be provided to them. The Court also ruled that no student should be expelled on the ground of non-payment of fees and that admit …

Calcutta HC: Private Schools Can’t Stop Online Classes Of Students For Pending Fees
3 years, 7 months ago

Calcutta HC: Private Schools Can’t Stop Online Classes Of Students For Pending Fees

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed all private schools in West Bengal to not charge more than 80% fee in the year 2021-2022. The High Court also said all students must be allowed to attend online classes till July 31 even if their dues are pending. All the private schools are conducting online classes as the educational institutions in …

Schools partially reopen in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Sikkim from today; parental consent required to attend offline classes
4 years, 2 months ago

Schools partially reopen in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Sikkim from today; parental consent required to attend offline classes

Firstpost  

Students from classes 9 to 12 in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Sikkim can attend offline classes at their respective schools, but they have been given the option to not report to school Schools in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Sikkim partially reopened from today, almost seven months after being shut down in view of the lockdown imposed to stem the spread …

Kerala HC Directs A Private School To Not Expel Students For Non-Payment Of Fees For Online Classes [Read Order]
4 years, 3 months ago

Kerala HC Directs A Private School To Not Expel Students For Non-Payment Of Fees For Online Classes [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court, taking note of the rather distressing situation that has gripped everyone on account of COVID-19 restrictions, restrained a private school from expelling students, merely for the reason that necessary fees has not been paid yet. to permit all the students studying in the school to participate in the online classes and in the upcoming periodic tests …

Schools Can Allow Students To Attend Classes, With Social Distancing, If Special Attention Needed & Online Teaching Not Possible: Madras HC [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

Schools Can Allow Students To Attend Classes, With Social Distancing, If Special Attention Needed & Online Teaching Not Possible: Madras HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday held that schools in Tamil Nadu can allow students to attend classes, by following physical distancing norms, if special attention is required and online teaching is not an option. The young inquisitive mind would certainly be tempted especially when there is no possibility of the elders being around; of all the modes, the recorded …

Gujarat: Private schools to resume online classes from Monday
4 years, 5 months ago

Gujarat: Private schools to resume online classes from Monday

India TV News  

Private schools in Gujarat have decided to resume online classes from Monday after requests from parents, but will continue to oppose the state government order which directed them not to collect fees from students till they remain closed, a schools' federation spokesperson said. Over 15,000 private institutions suspended online classes since Thursday after the Gujarat government's notification directed self-financed schools …

Gujarat Private Schools to Resume Online Classes from Monday
4 years, 5 months ago

Gujarat Private Schools to Resume Online Classes from Monday

News 18  

Private schools in Gujarat have decided to resume online classes from Monday after requests from parents, but will continue to oppose the state government order which directed them not to collect fees from students till they remain closed, a schools' federation spokesperson said. Over 15,000 private institutions suspended online classes since Thursday after the Gujarat government's notification directed self-financed schools …

'Don't Compromise Students' Health For Online Classes': Madras HC Asks TN Govt To Form Proper Guidelines
4 years, 5 months ago

'Don't Compromise Students' Health For Online Classes': Madras HC Asks TN Govt To Form Proper Guidelines

ABP News  

The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to form proper guidelines for holding online classes for students.The court has given a deadline of July 27 as the state government has been directed to present its norms for online education by that date. This direction has come from a Division Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice R …

Delhi HC Permits Exclusion Of Students From Online Classes On Failure To Pay Tuition Fee Despite Financial Capacity [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC Permits Exclusion Of Students From Online Classes On Failure To Pay Tuition Fee Despite Financial Capacity [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday partially read down the Delhi Government's order restraining private schools from precluding such students from attending online classes, who do not pay tution fee. In a plea filed by the Queen Mary School Northend, a single bench of Justice Jayant Nath has held, "Where the parents are in default for payment of tuition fee …

[Online Classes] SOP For E-Learning A Progressive Step; Questioning It Against National Interest : Bombay HC
4 years, 6 months ago

[Online Classes] SOP For E-Learning A Progressive Step; Questioning It Against National Interest : Bombay HC

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court in an order passed on Monday had some harsh words for a petitioner who challenged the Standard Operating Procedure dated June 15 for online classes for school students approved by the Maharashtra government calling it irrational. The bench of Justice SB Shukre and SM Modak of the Nagpur bench heard the public interest litigation filed by …

Karnataka HC stays part of state govt orders banning conduct of online classes for LKG to Class 10
4 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka HC stays part of state govt orders banning conduct of online classes for LKG to Class 10

Firstpost  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday stayed the state government’s orders dated 15 June and 27 June imposing a ban on conducting online classes for school students from LKG to Class 10. According to Bar and Bench, the interim order was passed in a batch of please challenging the state government’s move to ban online classes in primary schools. A …

[Breaking] Karnataka HC Stays Govt Ban On Online Classes; Says It Violates Right To Education Under Article 21A
4 years, 6 months ago

[Breaking] Karnataka HC Stays Govt Ban On Online Classes; Says It Violates Right To Education Under Article 21A

Live Law  

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday expressed the prima facie view that State Government orders banning online classes encroached upon the Fundamental Right to Life and Education conferred by Article 21 and 21A of the Constitution of India. "Prima facie we are of the view that both orders of June 15 and June 27, encroached upon the Fundamental Right …

Online education has a mountain of problems in India but it can become accessible, inclusive if states are more proactive
4 years, 6 months ago

Online education has a mountain of problems in India but it can become accessible, inclusive if states are more proactive

Firstpost  

The online education space in India has been catching up for a few decades now but it has been largely used for skilling and is buoyed by self-learning. Earlier, the mute button was at the teacher’s end and we could mute students who interrupted class but with the new Microsoft Teams for education app, some children play truant and won’t …

Ban On Online Classes Violates Right To Education Under Article 21A, Petitioners Tell Karnataka HC
4 years, 6 months ago

Ban On Online Classes Violates Right To Education Under Article 21A, Petitioners Tell Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday heard the writ petitions challenging the ban imposed by Karnataka government on online classes.The petitioners argued that the absolute ban was violative of right to education under Article 21A of the Constitution of India.The State government informed the Karnataka High Court that the expert committee constituted to recommend scientific ways of. The High …

School fees during lockdown: Parents from different states move Supreme Court, seek moratorium on dues
4 years, 6 months ago

School fees during lockdown: Parents from different states move Supreme Court, seek moratorium on dues

Firstpost  

Parents of the school going children who have moved the top court hail from Rajasthan, Odisha, Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Maharashtra. A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court by the parents of children from different States seeking declaration of moratorium or deferment of payment of school fees during the COVID-19 induced lockdown. The plea “The Petitioners …

'Can You Not Permit Online Classes For A Few Hours?', Karnataka HC Asks State In Plea Against Ban On Virtual Classes
4 years, 6 months ago

'Can You Not Permit Online Classes For A Few Hours?', Karnataka HC Asks State In Plea Against Ban On Virtual Classes

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the state government to respond by Friday to petitions challenging the ban imposed on conducting online classes for children from lower kindergarten to Class 5 by schools across all boards in the state and restraining the schools from collecting fees for the same. A division bench Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Nataraj …

Private schools in Karnataka suspend online classes, start surveys
4 years, 6 months ago

Private schools in Karnataka suspend online classes, start surveys

The Hindu  

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Delhi HC asks AAP govt not to take coercive steps against pvt school over fee hike
4 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC asks AAP govt not to take coercive steps against pvt school over fee hike

India Today  

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