SC issues notice on right to education act

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking exemption for unaided educational institutions from earmarking 25 per cent seats for students from the weaker sections of the society. Unaided minority educational institutions are exempted from doing so under the Right to Education Act, 2009, which calls for reserving  [ Read More ]

SC issues notice on right to education act

The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking exemption for unaided educational institutions from earmarking 25 percent seats for students from the weaker sections of the society. Unaided minority educational institutions are exempted from doing so under the Right to Education Act, 2009, which calls for reserving 25 percent  [ Read More ]

Derecognise schools if no spl educators : HC to govt

The Delhi High Court has asked the city government to de-recognise schools if they fail to appoint special educators and make their premises barrier free for differently-abled students. In a verdict delivered earlier, erstwhile Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri asked the Delhi government to ensure that schools in the capital are made barrier-free by  [ Read More ]

Right To Education Act 2009: An Overview

Noor Ameena INTRODUCTION Right to education of every child is clearly a human right. It enables the child to develop and realize its full potential as a human being. Education plays a major role in the character formation of a child and the subsequent development of personality. It develops in him the ability to think  [ Read More ]

Forced implementation of RTE: NCPCR seeks report from Karnataka govt

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked the Karnataka government to submit a report following allegations that four students from economically weaker section (EWS) were humiliated in a prominent Bangalore school in a bid to implement RTE.  Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report, the National Commission for Protection of Child  [ Read More ]

Supreme Court clears decks for teachers’ recruitment in Assam

The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside an Assam High Court order thus paving the way for the recruitment of more than 82,000 elementary school teachers in the state. The Assam High Court, in its March 5, 2010 ruling, had imposed a ban on further recruitment of teachers in lower and upper primary schools. The High  [ Read More ]

Need better education facilities for girls: Balakrishnan

Emphasizing the importance of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson K.G. Balakrishnan on Thursday said there is a need for better education facilities for the girl child. Addressing the valedictory session of a three-day training programme of principals and education officers of Kendriya Vidyalya Sangathan on human rights,  [ Read More ]

Right to Education Act referred to constitution bench