Bombay High Court quashes Maharashtra GRs on school disqualification
The Bombay High Court ruled that the Maharashtra government's resolutions disqualifying certain schools from grant-in-aid violated natural justice principles. The court ordered the state to remove the affected schools from the disqualification list and emphasized the need for individual hearings before any action is taken. The judges criticized the government's contradictory stance on promoting the Marathi language while attempting to close Marathi medium schools.
- ▪The Bombay High Court found that the Maharashtra government's resolutions disqualifying schools from grant-in-aid violated natural justice.
- ▪The court directed the state to delete the names of the petitioner schools from the disqualification list and mandated individual hearings.
- ▪The resolutions had declared 433 primary schools and 324 secondary schools disqualified from receiving grant-in-aid, threatening their closure.
- ▪The judges highlighted the importance of considering the impact on students from low-income families studying in Marathi medium schools.
- ▪The court emphasized that the government must conduct hearings for each school before taking any action against them.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
The Bombay High Court has held that the Maharashtra government’s resolutions disqualifying schools from grant-in-aid violate natural justice. The court directed the state to delete petitioner schools from the list and said no action can be taken without individual hearing.,. The bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar and Justice Pravin Patil said the action of closing primary and secondary schools without giving an opportunity to be heard violates principles of natural justice.The court directed the state government to delete the names of the petitioner institutions from the list of schools published with the GRs.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Hindu — Top.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from The Hindu — Top
