Why no admission to poor students, court asks school
February 13th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court issued notice to Frank Anthony Public School and asked its principal to appear before it to explain why they do not give admissions to students from poor families.
A division bench comprising Justices Madan B. Lokur and Mukta Gupta Thursday issued notice to the school principal for not complying with the court’s order of giving admission to students from weak financial backgrounds.
The court directed the principal to appear in person Feb 24.
The court also asked the Modern School and the Indian School to file their replies on the same matter by the next date of hearing.
The court was hearing a public interest petition filed by Social Jurist, an NGO, that said the schools were allotted public land on concessional rates on the condition that they would also admit students from economically weaker sections.
Ashok Aggarwal, counsel for Social Jurist, said there were complaints that some schools do not issue admission forms to parents who are poor.
- Admit economically weak students, court tells schools - Feb 24, 2010
- Three Delhi schools issued notice on admission of poor students - Nov 05, 2009
- Government questioned on school's refusal to admit poor - Feb 01, 2011
- Court notice to school on poor student's plea - Jun 02, 2012
- Fill vacant seats for poor students in summer vacations: Court - Apr 20, 2012
- Publicise school scheme for poor students, government told - Mar 07, 2009
- Rules for hiring teachers for disabled approved, court told - Oct 10, 2011
- Court asks why poor student was denied admission - Jul 31, 2009
- Court refuses to stay toddlers' admission in Delhi schools - Dec 21, 2011
- School teachers for disabled: Court questions selection board - Jul 11, 2011
- Girl drags school to court on admission - Jul 25, 2011
- Notice to Delhi over delayed admission of 1,400 students - Nov 02, 2011
- Nursery admissions on course as court reserves order (Lead) - Jan 18, 2012
- Once again, nursery admissions no child's play for parents (With Images) - Jan 06, 2012
- Contempt notice issued to Delhi chief secretary, MCD chief - Sep 20, 2010
Tags: admission, aggarwal, ashok, delhi high court, division bench, financial backgrounds, gupta, jurist, mukta, New Delhi, ngo, parents, poor families, poor students, public interest petition, school principal