Delhi schools hit by sealing to seek more relief
Nov 23, 2006 - 9:39:52 PM
, Reviewed by: Priya Saxena
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Tuesday sealed Sant Haridas school in Najafgarh area in southwest Delhi. Many schools, including some till the secondary level and a few till Class 12, are faced with closure for operating from residential areas in violation of civic bye-laws.
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By RxPG News Service,
[RxPG] New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Though granted reprieve from closure till May next year, the private schools, including numerous playschools and primary schools, in the capital are planning to appeal again to the Supreme Court urging that they not be treated as commercial establishments.
The Supreme Court Thursday granted reprieve from sealing to over 1,700 schools operating from residential areas till May next year, the end of the current academic session, thereby benefiting 850,000 students studying in such schools.
'There are not adequate numbers of schools in Delhi to meet the demands of so many students. If the civic authorities shut down our schools then the affected children will not be able to go to school,' said R.C. Jain, president Delhi State Public School's Management Association (DSPSMA).
'We will raise this issue in court. We will also mention that the Supreme Court had earlier given a decision in which it said that schools cannot be identified as commercial establishments,' said Jain.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Tuesday sealed Sant Haridas school in Najafgarh area in southwest Delhi. Many schools, including some till the secondary level and a few till Class 12, are faced with closure for operating from residential areas in violation of civic bye-laws.
The Supreme Court Thursday also gave relief till Jan 31 to over 18,000 traders in the capital faced with closure.
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