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PIL filed in Delhi HC as students forced to sit in overcrowded classrooms due to incomplete school building – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court, addressing the issue of an incomplete school building that has adversely impacted the education and well-being of 8,000 students enrolled at the Delhi Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Mukundpur Village, Delhi.According to the plea, funds have been allocated for the construction of additional school buildings in the premises of both the Government Girls Senior Secondary School and the Government Boys Senior Secondary School in Mukundpur Village. However, the necessary funds required to make the building functional have not been utilised, leaving the school inaccessible ... Read more

CBSE opposes PIL seeking common syllabus: Says not suitable for India’s diverse population

  NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has opposed a petition challenging specific provisions of the 2009 Right to Education Act, deeming them “arbitrary, irrational, and in violation of the law.” The petition seeks to instruct the Centre to establish a uniform syllabus and curriculum for students from Class 1 to 8 nationwide.In response to a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, the CBSE clarified that education falls within the ‘Concurrent List’ of the Indian Constitution. Consequently, the majority of schools are under the jurisdiction of state governments. Therefore, it is ... Read more