Asking EWS Student to Repeat Class V After Failing Re-Examination Does Not Violate the RTE Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld the decision of a private school to make an Economically Weaker Section (EWS) student repeat Class V after he failed both the annual examination and the re-examination. Justice Jasmeet Singh held that Section 16 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 must be interpreted in a meaningful manner and cannot be used to promote a student who has been…
