Schools face heat for not giving free uniform, books to poor students
6 years, 3 months ago

Schools face heat for not giving free uniform, books to poor students

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government has begun collecting data on schools that have failed to distribute books, stationery items and uniforms to schools enrolled under the quota system for weaker sections. Sanjay Goel, director of the directorate of education, said the government had received several complaints against private schools for denying the facilities mandated to students enrolled under the economically weaker section /disadvantaged group quota. As per the Delhi Right To Education rules, students enrolled under the EWS/DG categories in private schools are entitled to free textbooks, writing material and uniforms, for which the government reimburses a fixed amount. “The schools have not received anything from the government as of now and we have filed an application against the DoE’s November 28th order in the Delhi High Court which is likely to come up for hearing on Friday,” said Kamal Gupta. “This is the 14th circular by the DoE to the private schools to comply with the Delhi High Court’s order since 2014.

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Delhi High Court Orders Inspection On 'Dummy Schools' Allowing Students To Take Exams Without Attending Classes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Orders Inspection On 'Dummy Schools' Allowing Students To Take Exams Without Attending Classes

Live Law  

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Delhi HC orders MCD to transfer funds for uniforms by August 15
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC orders MCD to transfer funds for uniforms by August 15

Hindustan Times  

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Delhi HC restores names of students removed from private school over fee hike dispute, details here
8 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC restores names of students removed from private school over fee hike dispute, details here

Hindustan Times  

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Delhi HC: Pvt schools must admit students on transparent, fair criteria
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi HC: Pvt schools must admit students on transparent, fair criteria

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Wednesday observed that private schools have to be transparent, identifiable, and reasonable while exercising their right to admit students of their choice. The court said private schools have to be transparent, identifiable, and reasonable while exercising their right to admit students of their choice. Justice Mini Pushkarna said that even though a school has autonomy …

Kejriwal govt to crack down on private schools' compulsory vendor purchases
1 year, 11 months ago

Kejriwal govt to crack down on private schools' compulsory vendor purchases

India Today  

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Qualification For Managers: Delhi High Court Protects Private Unaided Schools From Coercive Action By Directorate Of Education
2 years, 2 months ago

Qualification For Managers: Delhi High Court Protects Private Unaided Schools From Coercive Action By Directorate Of Education

Live Law  

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Settle fee issue amicably with parents: Bombay High Court to private schools
3 years, 8 months ago

Settle fee issue amicably with parents: Bombay High Court to private schools

India Today  

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Delhi HC refuses to stay order allowing pvt schools to charge annual, development fees
3 years, 9 months ago

Delhi HC refuses to stay order allowing pvt schools to charge annual, development fees

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court Monday refused to stay its single-judge order allowing private unaided schools to collect annual and development charges from students for the period after the lockdown ended in the national capital last year. A vacation bench of Justices Rekha Palli and Amit Bansal issued notice and sought response of the Action Committee Unaided Recognised Private Schools, which …

Parents upset with Delhi HC quashing DoE order on annual fee collection
3 years, 9 months ago

Parents upset with Delhi HC quashing DoE order on annual fee collection

Hindustan Times  

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SC stays HC order directing schools to give free gadgets to poor students
4 years, 1 month ago

SC stays HC order directing schools to give free gadgets to poor students

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Delhi high court order that had directed private and government schools to provide electronic gadgets to poor students for online classes and to get the cost of equipment reimbursed from the Delhi government, under the Right to Education Act. On Wednesday, issuing notice to the NGO Justice For All, on the two pleas, …

Petition in Delhi HC Seeks Action Against Private Schools Overcharging Fees Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Petition in Delhi HC Seeks Action Against Private Schools Overcharging Fees Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the AAP government to take action against the private schools in the national capital which have been allegedly overcharging fees and denying online classes to students during the prevailing pandemic. The Trust, represented by advocate Ashok Kumar Singh, has claimed that according to news reports several schools …

Madras HC Warns Private Schools Of Contempt If They Insist Upon Collection Of Entire Fees For Upcoming Academic Year [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Madras HC Warns Private Schools Of Contempt If They Insist Upon Collection Of Entire Fees For Upcoming Academic Year [Read Order]

Live Law  

Taking "serious note" of violation of its order dated July 17, 2020 pertaining to collection of tution fee by unaided private institutions, the Madras High Court warned the erring institutions of initiation of contempt proceeding against them. "If this Court finds that there is any violation, this Court will not hesitate to initiate Contempt Proceedings against the persons incharge of …

Delhi HC Permits Exclusion Of Students From Online Classes On Failure To Pay Tuition Fee Despite Financial Capacity [Read Order]
4 years, 8 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 …

Delhi Govt. Prohibits Private Schools From Fee Hike, Withholding Salaries of Staff, Directs Penalty For Violations [Read Order]
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Govt. Prohibits Private Schools From Fee Hike, Withholding Salaries of Staff, Directs Penalty For Violations [Read Order]

Live Law  

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Delhi govt to provide books, uniforms to schoolchildren who lost them in violence
5 years ago

Delhi govt to provide books, uniforms to schoolchildren who lost them in violence

The Hindu  

The Delhi government will provide books and uniforms to schoolchildren who lost them during the violence and arson in northeast Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday. Delhi violence, live updates | Death toll climbs to 38 “If children have lost books, the Directorate of Education shall provide books and notebooks free of cost to children of both government …

Delhi HC order: Schools can't withhold transfer certificate over non-payment of fees
5 years, 8 months ago

Delhi HC order: Schools can't withhold transfer certificate over non-payment of fees

India Today  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that schools cannot withhold Transfer Certificate of a student in case of non-payment of fees. Patel passed the order on Thursday taking cognisance of a letter, which narrated the plight of Kartik and Priyansh, who were unable to seek admission in another school as their current school in the national capital refused to issue …

Schools can't withhold transfer certificate over non-payment of fees: High Court
5 years, 8 months ago

Schools can't withhold transfer certificate over non-payment of fees: High Court

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that schools cannot withhold Transfer Certificate of a student in case of non-payment of fees. Patel passed the order on Thursday taking cognisance of a letter, which narrated the plight of Kartik and Priyansh, who were unable to seek admission in another school as their current school in the national capital refused to issue …

Schools can't withhold transfer certificate over non-payment of fees, orders HC
5 years, 8 months ago

Schools can't withhold transfer certificate over non-payment of fees, orders HC

India Today  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that schools cannot withhold the transfer certificate of a student in case of non-payment of fees. A bench headed by Justice DN Patel passed the order by taking cognisance of a letter, which narrated the plight of Kartik and Priyansh, who were unable to seek admission in another school as their current school in …

Delhi govt warns schools about recognition loss, principals to face action for compromising on 'student safety'
6 years, 7 months ago

Delhi govt warns schools about recognition loss, principals to face action for compromising on 'student safety'

India Today  

The Delhi government has warned schools in the national capital of withdrawal of recognition and initiation of disciplinary proceedings against principals if student safety guidelines are not complied with. Direction by Delhi government Pulling up the schools for "half-hearted compliance", the Delhi government has said there is no respite in the number of various types of physical, emotional and sexual …

AAP government to act against Delhi private schools for arbitrarily increasing fee
7 years, 3 months ago

AAP government to act against Delhi private schools for arbitrarily increasing fee

Firstpost  

Delhi govt decided to act strictly against private schools that arbitrarily increased school fee citing the Seventh Pay Commission revision as a reason. New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday decided to act strictly against private schools that arbitrarily increased school fees citing the Seventh Pay Commission revision as a reason. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish …

School's Handling of Sexual Harassment Complaints Sparks Outrage, As High Court Orders Forwarding of Complaints to Police
7 years, 3 months ago

School's Handling of Sexual Harassment Complaints Sparks Outrage, As High Court Orders Forwarding of Complaints to Police

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has slammed a school for its handling of sexual harassment complaints against a music teacher. The court found that the school's response to the complaints was inadequate and that it failed to take any legal action against the accused teacher. The court also ordered the school to forward all the complaints to the police. The court's …

Delhi School Lets Off Teacher Accused Of Sexual Harassment After Resignation, Faces Delhi HC's Wrath [Read Judgment]
7 years, 3 months ago

Delhi School Lets Off Teacher Accused Of Sexual Harassment After Resignation, Faces Delhi HC's Wrath [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

"In the present case, the manner in which the school authorities have handled the number of sexual harassment complaints received from young girls and their parents, really shocks our conscience", said the Bench.The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, scorned at the way in which a school in Delhi handled the sexual harassment complaints received by it and directed it to …

No Proposal To Supply School Bags From Class I To VIII, Del Govt Tells Delhi HC [Read Affidavit]
7 years, 7 months ago

No Proposal To Supply School Bags From Class I To VIII, Del Govt Tells Delhi HC [Read Affidavit]

Live Law  

After being told by the Delhi High Court to explore the possibility of supplying school bags to students of primary classes, the Delhi government has said it cannot give school bags as the same does not find a mention anywhere in the Right to Education Act.“So far as supply of bag is concerned, it is pertinent to mention that the …

No fee hike in Delhi’s private schools without govt approval, rules Supreme Court
8 years, 2 months ago

No fee hike in Delhi’s private schools without govt approval, rules Supreme Court

India TV News  

In a major setback for all private schools in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected their plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s orders on nursery admissions. The matter pertains to fee hike in private schools of Delhi who filed a plea challenging the nursery admission guidelines issued by the Lieutenant Governor in December 2016. The apex court upheld the …

School fee hikes loot parents; AAP govt only blowing its own trumpet: Child rights' lawyer
8 years, 10 months ago

School fee hikes loot parents; AAP govt only blowing its own trumpet: Child rights' lawyer

Firstpost  

Consistent fight against arbitrary fee hike should continue. In a freewheeling chat with Firstpost, Agarwal, a child rights’ lawyer, founder of ‘Social Jurist’ – a lawyers’ collective — and the man who fought for getting reservation for children from economically weaker sections in private schools, today strongly feels that without a complete reform in the education system, parents would continue …

Delhi HC seeks govt response in plea for free books, uniform to poor students
9 years ago

Delhi HC seeks govt response in plea for free books, uniform to poor students

Firstpost  

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the AAP government on an application seeking directions to its directorate of education to ensure that free study material and uniform are provided to poor kids in private and government schools before start of the session in April. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the AAP …

Heard at last: Delhi HC relief for suffering govt school students
12 years, 6 months ago

Heard at last: Delhi HC relief for suffering govt school students

Firstpost  

As per the court’s order, if pending electricity bills are not paid by schools within a week of being given notice, the school officials will be held for contempt of court. In a major relief to 25 lakh students who study in Delhi’s government schools that are often without even basic infrastructure such as toilets and drinking water, the High …

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