Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV) illegally forcing 17 Class X passed students to leave the Vidyalaya

SOCIAL JURIST

28-06-2011

To,

Shri Arvindar Singh Lovely

Education Minister

Government of NCT of Delhi

Delhi Secretariat

IP Estate,

New Delhi – 110002

Sub: - Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV) illegally forcing 17 Class X passed students to leave the Vidyalaya

Dear Sir,

It has been brought to our notice that Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV), Lajpat Nagar – II, New Delhi has been forcing as many as 17 class X passed students to leave the Vidyalaya instead of granting them admission in class XI in Commerce stream in the same vidyalaya . It is submitted that the Vidyalaya is asking them to seek admission in any other school. Master Vinod Thapa, one of these students who has secured more than 72% marks in class X examination has given me a complaint in writing in this regard with a request to help him.

It is submitted that the said Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV), at Lajpat Nagar – II, has only 2 streams in class XI i.e. 1) Science and 2) Commerce. There is no Arts Stream available in the said RPVV. Therefore, all these students are legally entitled to admission in class XI in Commerce stream at least.

Your attention is invited to judgments of Hon’ble Supreme Court in cases of PRINCIPAL, CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL AND ANOTHER vs. PAYAL GUPTA (Ms) AND OTHERS [ (1995) 5 SCC 512 ] and PRINCIPAL, KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AND OTHERS vs. SAURBH CHAUDHARY AND OTHERS [ (2009) 1 SCC 794].

It is submitted that the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the aforementioned decisions have prohibited the school from turning down a student because he / she fails to get the cut-off level of marks for admission in class XI.

It is submitted that the cases of above stated students of Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV) are squarely covered by the law laid down in the aforementioned judgments and they are entitled to be promoted/ admitted in class XI in commerce stream at least in the said Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV), Lajpat Nagar- II , New Delhi.

You are therefore requested to kindly look into the matter and to do the needful ensuring that Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV), Lajpat Nagar – II instead of turning down these students out of the Vidyalaya, grant them admission in class XI in Commerce stream in the academic year 2011-12.

With Regards,

Ashok Agarwal

Advocate

Advisor, Social Jurist

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