CWP-PIL-285- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA K.S. Raju L State of Punjab and others CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE Present: SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE CM-89-CW duly suppo being taken CWP-PIL-2 1. Public Inte the private -2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CM-89-CWP Legal Trust Versus State of Punjab and others CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KARAMJI Mr. Jagmohan Singh Raju, Ch Mr. Salil Sabhlok, Senior DAG Mr. Satya Pal Jain, Addl. Solic Mr. Dheeraj Jain, Senior Pane **** SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE ( Oral ) WPIL-2025 For the reasons stated in the orted by an affidavit, hearing of n today. Application stands allowed. 285-2024 This Court, while taking cog erest Litigation, on 19.02.2025 p unaided recognised schools to r -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH PIL-2025 in/and CWP-PIL-285-202 Date of decision : 09.04.2025 …….Petitioner ...….Respondents NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE IT SINGH hairman of Petitioner Trust in per G, Punjab. citor General of India, with el Counsel, UOI. ( Oral ) application filed by the petitio the main case is pre-poned and gnizance of the matter, which passed an interim order directing reserve 25% of seats in Class I, to 2024 .2025 …….Petitioner ...….Respondents rson oner, it is is a g all o be NAROTAM DASS 2025.04.09 16:40 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CWP-PIL-285- filled up disadvantag provide fre Right of Ch RTE Act, 2 2. since there Rights of particular R 2009. 3. Punjab, De that vide no School Edu Punjab Rig deleting Ru 4. contained i Court need 7 (4) of the 5. this petition followed to any conflic -2024 exclusively by children bel ged group living in the neighbo ee and compulsory education, in hildren to Free and Compulsory 2009”). This Court was compelled to i e was an apparent conflict betw Children to Free and Compu Rule 7 (4), and the mandate of Affidavit dated 21.03.2025 o epartment of School Education, f otification issued on 20.03.2025 ucation, Government of Punjab, ghts of Children to Free and Com ule 7 (4) of the said Rules. In view of the above, fund in prayer Clause (i) of the petition d not enter into the academic exe e said Rules of 2011, which is no So far as the other prayers ar petition with a direction to the State o o the hilt while making admissi ct between the Provincial Rules o -2- longing to weaker sections ourhood of the school concerne n terms of Section 12 (1) (c) of y Education Act, 2009 (in short issue the aforesaid interim direct ween the provisions of the Pun ulsory Education Rules, 2011 Section 12 (1) (c) of the RTE of the Secretary to Governmen filed by the State of Punjab, rev 5 (Annexure R-1), the Departmen , has carried out amendment in mpulsory Education Rules, 2011 damental prayer of the petitio petition is rendered infructuous. Thus, ercise of assessing the vires of R o more on the Statute books. re concerned, this Court dispose of Punjab that the RTE Act, 2009 ions in Class I and in case, ther of 2011 and the Central Act of 20 and ed to f the “the tion, njab 1, in Act, nt of veals nt of n the 1, by oner this Rule es of 9 be re is 009, NAROTAM DASS 2025.04.09 16:40 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CWP-PIL-285- then the pro 6. April 09, 2025 narotam Whether speaking/reasoned Whether reportable -2024 ovisions of the Central Act woul Petition stands disposed of. , 2025 Whether speaking/reasoned Whether reportable -3- ld prevail. ( SHEEL NAGU ) CHIEF JUSTICE ( KARAMJIT SINGH ) JUDGE Yes/No Yes/No ) NAROTAM DASS 2025.04.09 16:40 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment