Quota within 25% seats for poor children in KV’s challenged

New Delhi A petition was today filed in DelhiHigh Court challenging Kendriya Vidyalayas’ decision to reserve seats for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates within the 25 percent quota for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) under the Right to Education Act.

“Kendriya Vidyalayas have introduced 22.5 percent reservation for SC/ST children within the 25 percent seats reserved for children belonging to EWS (under the Right to Education Act),” the petition filed by a minor through his father Jitendra Singh stated.

The petition, likely to come up for hearing tomorrow, challenged the school’s decision not to consider his case for admission in class 1 under the disadvantaged group/ economically weaker section.

“The reservation within reservation is arbitrary, discriminatory, illegal, unjust and violative of fundamental rights of the child and should be quashed,” the petitioner said.

The petitioner alleged seven Kendriya Vidyalayas in Delhi refused to consider his case for admission to the school in the EWS section.

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