The Delhi High Court has underlined the need for providing good facilities to poor students in private schools and directed the government to consider revising the rates for reimbursement of the cost of their books and uniform.
Justice Kailash Gambhir in his order on Friday said, "Students belonging to the economically weaker section (EWS) are entitled to same benefits as other students."
The court was hearing a suit seeking contempt action against a Delhi-based private school for allegedly not complying with the court's earlier order for reimbursement of the money spent by poor students on books and uniform.
"Students of the EWS are entitled to read the same books which are available to other students, otherwise they will not be able to compete with them," the court said while directing the school to file its reply within three weeks.
A parent had approached the court stating that her two children studying in the school’s classes X and VI were not given summer uniform and free books. However, counsel for the school cited financial limitations and informed the court that the school can bear an annual cost of Rs 2,151 for the petitioner’s child in class X and Rs 3,355 for her child in class VI.
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