Delhi High Court instructed the AAP government to make sure that a 2013 order of the Directorate of Education is being strictly followed. The order directs AAP to display updated vacancy details of seats in schools under economically weaker section (EWS) and general category on its website.
The direction was passed by a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra while issuing a notice to the Ministry of Urban Development, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Delhi government. July 7 was fixed as the next date of hearing.
The order came on a petition filed by NGO Justice for All seeking the Directorate of Education's August 5, 2013 order by which the Delhi government was directed to display the total number of seats in all classes in a school, besides total vacancies, including that of EWS category.
The plea contended there are thousands of EWS seats vacant in private schools on DDA land but the information about the same is not available in public domain. The plea said because of this non availability, EWS students, who are unaware about the vacancies, are unable to approach the schools for admission.