The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Delhi High Court judgment which directed private unaided as well as government schools like 'Kendriya Vidyalayas' to provide gadgets and internet packages to students from economically weaker section or disadvantaged group so that they have access to online classes.A bench led by CJI stayed the HC judgment while issuing notice on a petition …
The Supreme Court on Monday referred a PIL challenging the compulsory recitation of Sanskrit and Hindi hymns as ‘morning prayers’ of Kendriya Vidyalayas to a Constitution Bench. The bench noted, “Religious instructions in school is a question of seminal importance.” The matter will be placed before Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to appoint the judges for the bench. Reportedly, …
The Supreme Court today referred to larger Bench a petition which sought discontinuance of a Hindu religion based song as a morning prayer in 1,125 Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country on the ground that it was a religious instruction which will create a "lot of obstacles in developing a scientific temperament among the students". Invoking Article 28 the petition said …
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