The Karnataka High Court on Thursday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition questioning the legality of the new rule that denies admission under RTE quota seats in private schools when the government and the aided schools are available in the neighbourhood.
A Division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy and Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar passed the order on the petition filed by the RTE Students’ and Parents’ Association, Bengaluru.
The petitioner has questioned the legal validity of the provision added to Rule 4(7) of the Karnataka RTE Rules while contending that it is contrary to the objective of the RTE Act, which gives right to children to study in a school in their neighbourhood.