Parents oppose NDMC school admission policy in court
By IANSWednesday, March 24, 2010
NEW DELHI - Parents of 12 students have hauled the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) before the Delhi High Court for its decision not to admit their children in a school after their residential areas were excluded from New Delhi parliamentary constituency in delimitation.
In their petition filed through advocate Ashok Agarwal, the parents said that the delimitation of the constituency was not their choice and fault, and therefore their children should not be made to suffer on this ground.
The new policy of NDMC’s Navyug Education Society to deny admissions to children residing in Mata Sundri road and Minto road is based on the ground that these areas have been excluded from the New Delhi parliamentary constituency as a result of delimitation.
This action of the school is unjust, arbitrary, discriminatory, unconstitutional and violated the fundamental right to education, the petition said.
The petition is likely to be heard March 26.
The parents submitted that till academic year 2008-09, their children were considered for admission in the NDMC school. Children who were admitted prior to the academic year 2008-09 are continuing in the same school,” the petition said.
From academic year 2009-10, however, the petitioners said, their children were denied admission on the ground that they were residing in colonies which fall outside the New Delhi parliamentary constituency.
The petition said the resident criteria for admission was totally arbitrary and discriminatory as children of NDMC employees, living in the same areas, have been admitted to the NDMC school.
