Summary:
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed a city government notification that made it mandatory for private unaided minority schools to admit kids in nursery, in the unreserved category, on the basis of neighbourhood criteria. Three private unaided minority schools -- Mount Carmel School, Ryan International School and Somerville School -- approached the court against the circular saying it infringed their rights to admit students. According to the schools counsel the order would benefit around 15 minority schools in the national capital.The court also slammed Delhi government's Department of Education (DoE) for coming out with notification at the eleventh hour". Justice Manmohan said: "This court is of the prima facie view that minority schools are entitled to admit students in their own manner as long as there is no mismanagement." While granting the interim stay, the court noted that the government cannot interfere in the day-to-day functioning of the minority schools including their right to administer and admit students..