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High court holds private schools can't refuse to comply with RTE Act

The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that private schools in Punjab cannot refuse to comply the mandatory regulations under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 merely on the grounds that the state-run schools are also not maintaining that standard. "There can be no quibble with the proposition that standards of government schools need improvement. It does not imply that the private schools are not to comply with the mandate where they recover effectively more fee than is charged in the government schools," held a division bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul.

The orders were passed by the bench after dismissing a plea filed by Punjab Private School Organization, an umbrella organization of all private schools of the state.

RTE Act had made laid out more stringent conditions for the recognition of private schools in Punjab and all existing schools were required to submit an application for grant of recognition by the competent authority of the state government. Punjab government had identified various private schools and ordered to close those institutions, which had failed to comply with the provisions.

Aggrieved by the closure order, the private schools body had moved the high court alleging that provisions of the RTE Act had violated their constitutional right. They also argued that norms and standards were not effectively applied to the government schools and those were not closed if those did not meet the norms.

After hearing the petition, the Chief Justice observed, "The private schools were given time to comply with the provisions of the Act and the rules, but they failed to do so. It is no answer to non-compliance to contend that the standards of government schools should also improve."

HC also expressed surprise over the petitioner organization moving the court to negate the RTE Act provisions, which were meant to ensure that the education standards were effectively applied to the private schools.

 Article referred: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Home/Education/News/High-court-holds-private-schools-cant-refuse-to-comply-with-RTE-Act/articleshow/34344320.cms

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