The Supreme Court is soon going to take up a petition filed by activist Sandip Munjyasara alleging several irregularities and violations of the provisions enshrined under the Right to Education (RTE) Act by the Gujarat government. Munjyasara has moved the apex court after the Gujarat High Court in April disposed of his petition remarking that it is satisfied with the steps taken by the state government for compliance of RTE provisions to ensure admission of children from the weaker sections of the society in private schools. The activist has claimed that the high court has not adjudicated the prayers made by him in his petition. Notably, Munjyasara has contended before the apex court to direct the state government to complete the admission process under RTE well within time and before the academic session commences. He further claimed that the government authorities take around six months to complete the RTE admission process, which often stretches till August-September. He has also contended that due to the lackadaisical approach of the state government, 47,271 seats in 2016-17 and 33,839 seats in 2017-18, which were meant for admissions under RTE, remained vacant. He further appealed that because of the unnecessary delay in initiating RTE admission process by the state government, those children who eventually get admission under RTE lose the opportunity to study from the first day of the academic session. Munjyasara has claimed that due to the inordinate delay, even courts refuse to interfere in the admissions citing that admission at such a stage would result in a weak foundation for the child. He has also demanded that the state government should be directed to upload the verification report of each and every school on the RTE portal, which would enhance transparency in the admission process.

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