Karnataka High Court refuses to interfere with six year age criteria fixed for admission to Class I as per NEP-2020
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Refusing to interfere with the age criteria of six years fixed for admission to Class I, based on the National Education Policy-2020 in the State, the High Court of Karnataka has said that the courts, under the garb of judicial review, cannot alter the educational guidelines evolved by experts keeping in mind the overall growth of children.
“The NEP-2020 guidelines are brought into force with a hope that it will address multiple problem areas across educational institutions that require improvement. Prima facie, I am convinced that there is a core focus on enabling holistic development of students and therefore, one student’s inconvenience that he/she will be compelled to repeat the class cannot in itself constitute a ground to interfere with the guidelines,” Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum observed.
The court passed the order while dismissing a petition filed by a four-year-old, Tishika Aniket, represented by her father.
The petitioner, who is studying in nursery of a private school affiliated to CBSE, was denied promotion to LKG for the reason that she would not complete the age of six years when she becomes eligible for admission to Class I as per the new guidelines issued by the Government based on NEP and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. It was contended in the petition that new age criteria can only be implemented prospectively.
However, the court said that the Karnataka Education Department has rightly mandated that minimum age limit for admission to class-I in schools in Karnataka should be six years as on June 1 while refusing to accept the petitioner’s contention that it has be implemented prospectively.
The admission guidelines issued by the school and the Government are found to be legal and in conformity with NEP-2020, the court said.
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