Formal schools of Delhi may admit children at the age of 3+ yrs at their own peril

Formal schools of Delhi may admit children at the age of 3+ yrs in pre-primary/nursery class in the academic year 2011-12 at their own peril as the same would be in violation of Delhi High Court Order of 26.09.2007 – Contempt petition against the Delhi Chief Secretary complaining failure on the part of the Delhi Government to implement Delhi High Court Order dated 26.09.2007 passed in PIL (W.P.(C) No. 12490 of 2006) ruling that there would be one year of pre-primary class only with minimum entry age of 4+ yrs therein for a child from the academic year 2008-2009 is pending in the Hon’ble Delhi High Court and the next date of hearing is fixed for 11.01.2011. In the meanwhile, the petitioner Social Jurist, A Civil Rights Group will be filing an additional affidavit in the Hon’ble High Court detailing a list of the formal schools which are going to admit children at the age of 3+ yrs in the pre-primary/nursery class in the forth coming academic year of 2011-2012.