HC seeks Delhi govt response on allegations of irregular classes in schools

Delhi High Court has sought the Delhi government's response on the allegations that in many government schools in northeast Delhi, the classes are being held on alternate days or for only a few hours.

The division bench of the Delhi high court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted the Delhi government three weeks to file a reply to the allegations by students and their parents that many state-run schools in the northeast are having irregular classes.

The allegation is that in many schools in this area of Delhi, classes are taking place either on alternate days or for a reduced duration. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) outlining irregular classes in these schools was filed in Delhi high court, the next hearing in this matter is scheduled for December 7, 2022.

The PIL filed by a Social Jurist, an NGO, reads, "Schools at Khajuri, Sabhapur, Tukmirpur, Sonia Vihar and Karawal Nagar are following a system under which classes are either held only for two hours a day or students are taught on alternate days. It is affecting the studies of more than 1 lakh students and violates their fundamental right to education," as reported by Indian Express.

“Apart from above mentioned schools, there are many others schools at Tukmirpur, Sonia Vihar, Karawal Nagar, etc, who are following the same pattern of teaching mechanism i.e. either imparting only two hours of daily education or teaching on alternate days. It is further submitted that on an average 5,000-6,000 students are enrolled in each of the schools, thus nearly 1 lakh students enrolled in these schools are facing more or less the same situation,” added the petition.

“I have written to them (government) repeatedly but no response, no action; that is why I am before your lordships. Students have themselves written,” said Advocate Ashok Agarwal, representing the petitioner.

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