Today on 14th January 2010 SKV Noor Nagar Celebrated its Annual Day with enthusiasm and zeal. This achievement would not have been possible without the sincere efforts of Principal Mrs. Razia Begum & Staff Members.
The Chief Guest Mrs. Shanta Sinha, Chairperson of the newly constituted National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is known for her pioneering work on the issue of child right. She was awarded with Padamshri in 1998 and Magsaysay. She laid stress on the education of each and every child. No single Child should be involved in labour work and be deprived from his/her fundamental right of Education.
Mrs. Shanta Sinha( Chief Guest) was very much impressed with the performance of the children of School. She added in the end of her speech “if the programmes of the Government School are so good, the children are so disciplined and Staff and the Principal is working with synergy and innovative methods of inculcating education, then I wonder why there is a need of private Schools in our Country”. On this occasion she expressed her astonishment that every performance was so meticulously performed in very short time, when the principal’s tenure is only of two to three months. She designated the students as heroines after seeing their performance. Every child should go to school. She shared her experience with the children about her childhood education in Aided School & expressed her desires why she failed to study in such a Government School.
The other Guest of Honour was Dr. Shahid Parvez. Regional Director, Maulana Azad National University laid stressed on the Urdu Language. Students should pursue with this language till higher levels as Government of India had already planned courses for Urdu Language, Its status is no lesser than any other language. Students should pursue this freely for their bright future. He expressed his views regarding the programmes that he is surprised and speechless after seeing the vibrant programme performed by the Girls of S.K.V Noor Nagar School mainly belonging to Minority. He also stressed that every child should pursue higher studies and language is no bar for Education.
Distinguished Guest Advocate Ashok Agarwal (a Social Jurist) laid stressed on the aspect of self respect. Self respect is a key for human being. A person should never compromise with his /her circumstances. On the other hand, one should face them bravely. He expressed his desires that every disabled Child should also be brought to school.
It was the pleasure of the school to be with the esteemed presence of the personalities. Principal Mrs. Razia Begum extended her gratitude to all who have contributed with their constructive suggestions to make this function a great gala.
She shared with the students and others presence their role in developing the Country by becoming the right Citizen and to work for the community, By the Community, With the Community. She thanked Directorate of Education for giving this platform to honour such dignitaries as Principal of Noor Nagar School.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Friday, December 4, 2009
INDIAN GOVT SCHOOL EXPELS 12YRS STUDENT IN VIOLATION OF RTE ACT 2009
SOCIAL JURIST
A Civil Rights Group
03.12.2009
To,
Hon’ble Shri Arvinder Singh Lovely,
Education Minister
Govt. of GNCT of Delhi,
Delhi Secretariat, IP Estate,
New Delhi-110002
Sub: - Govt. School expels 12 year old student in violation of the Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Dear Shri Arvinder Singh ji,
It is brought to your kind notice that Master Ajay, a student of VI-C of Govt. Sr. Secondary School No.1 (boys) (second shift), Model Town-III, Delhi is not being allowed to attend classes by the principal of the school Shri Kishan Bhardwaj (Phone no 01127456108) saying that his name has been removed from the rolls of the school & under no circumstance, he would be readmitted in the school.
Master Ajay belongs to slum area of Lal Bagh & because of some family turmoil & problems, he was absent from 5th August’2009 onwards for almost 3 weeks at a stretch & because of this, his name was deleted from the roll call register. However, Ajay keeps on attending classes merely because of his interest in studies after that also and no one in the school objected to that. That again, because of disturbances & problems in the family of Ajay, his elder brother named Ajeet (20 years) died by committing suicide on 29 October 2009.
It is submitted that the last cremation and other rituals were performed by Ajay only as per his family wishes. But this again has great impact on this child’s mind now. So, to keep him engaged in studies, his parents (both laborers) want to readmit him in the school. The parents took the child to the school but the principal was adamant to readmit Ajay.
The parents of Ajay met Shri Nirbhay Narula (mob no. - 9810020302), a RETF volunteer about 15 days ago & brought to his notice the above facts. Mr. Nirbhay Narula immediately went to the school along with Ajay & his parents and met the principal appraising him with all the situation & happenings with Ajay. But, the principal flatly refused to readmit Ajay. Thereafter, Mr. Nirbhay Narula sent me an e-mail bringing to my notice the aforesaid facts.
On 12/1/2009, I sent an e-mail to Shri Rakesh Mohan, Secretary of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi bringing to his notice the aforementioned facts and requesting him to do the needful on urgent basis. However, nothing has been done on the matter till date.
You are well aware of the fact that the right to education is a fundamental right of every child under the Constitution. Article 21-A mandates the State to provide free & compulsory education to all children in the age group of 6-14 years. Moreover, the Delhi Schools Education Act, 1973 the Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Act, 2009 prohibit the school to expel or rusticate any student below the age of 14 years on any ground. Section-16 of the Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education, 2009 is reproduced as under:-
“No child admitted in a school shall be held back in any class or
expelled from school till the completion of elementary education.”
Since Ajay is only 12 years old, the school was totally unjustified in refusing to readmit him in the school. In fact Ajay is also entitled to compensation from the school for violation of his fundamental right to education as guaranteed under articles 21 & 21-A of the Constitution of India.
It is, therefore, requested that necessary directions may be kindly issued to the school to readmit Ajay immediately and allow him to pursue his education further.
With Regards,
Ashok Agarwal, Advocate,
Advisor, Social Jurist,
Mob. No- 09811101923
A Civil Rights Group
03.12.2009
To,
Hon’ble Shri Arvinder Singh Lovely,
Education Minister
Govt. of GNCT of Delhi,
Delhi Secretariat, IP Estate,
New Delhi-110002
Sub: - Govt. School expels 12 year old student in violation of the Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Dear Shri Arvinder Singh ji,
It is brought to your kind notice that Master Ajay, a student of VI-C of Govt. Sr. Secondary School No.1 (boys) (second shift), Model Town-III, Delhi is not being allowed to attend classes by the principal of the school Shri Kishan Bhardwaj (Phone no 01127456108) saying that his name has been removed from the rolls of the school & under no circumstance, he would be readmitted in the school.
Master Ajay belongs to slum area of Lal Bagh & because of some family turmoil & problems, he was absent from 5th August’2009 onwards for almost 3 weeks at a stretch & because of this, his name was deleted from the roll call register. However, Ajay keeps on attending classes merely because of his interest in studies after that also and no one in the school objected to that. That again, because of disturbances & problems in the family of Ajay, his elder brother named Ajeet (20 years) died by committing suicide on 29 October 2009.
It is submitted that the last cremation and other rituals were performed by Ajay only as per his family wishes. But this again has great impact on this child’s mind now. So, to keep him engaged in studies, his parents (both laborers) want to readmit him in the school. The parents took the child to the school but the principal was adamant to readmit Ajay.
The parents of Ajay met Shri Nirbhay Narula (mob no. - 9810020302), a RETF volunteer about 15 days ago & brought to his notice the above facts. Mr. Nirbhay Narula immediately went to the school along with Ajay & his parents and met the principal appraising him with all the situation & happenings with Ajay. But, the principal flatly refused to readmit Ajay. Thereafter, Mr. Nirbhay Narula sent me an e-mail bringing to my notice the aforesaid facts.
On 12/1/2009, I sent an e-mail to Shri Rakesh Mohan, Secretary of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi bringing to his notice the aforementioned facts and requesting him to do the needful on urgent basis. However, nothing has been done on the matter till date.
You are well aware of the fact that the right to education is a fundamental right of every child under the Constitution. Article 21-A mandates the State to provide free & compulsory education to all children in the age group of 6-14 years. Moreover, the Delhi Schools Education Act, 1973 the Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Act, 2009 prohibit the school to expel or rusticate any student below the age of 14 years on any ground. Section-16 of the Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education, 2009 is reproduced as under:-
“No child admitted in a school shall be held back in any class or
expelled from school till the completion of elementary education.”
Since Ajay is only 12 years old, the school was totally unjustified in refusing to readmit him in the school. In fact Ajay is also entitled to compensation from the school for violation of his fundamental right to education as guaranteed under articles 21 & 21-A of the Constitution of India.
It is, therefore, requested that necessary directions may be kindly issued to the school to readmit Ajay immediately and allow him to pursue his education further.
With Regards,
Ashok Agarwal, Advocate,
Advisor, Social Jurist,
Mob. No- 09811101923
Friday, May 15, 2009
Contempt Notice - No Annual Report Cards To 8 Lacs Students of Mcd Schools
15.05.2009
To
The Commissioner
Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Town Hall Chandni Chowk
Delhi- 110006
Sub: Contempt Notice – No Annual Report Cards to 8 lacs students of MCD Schools
Dear Sir,
Take notice that a Division Bench of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the matter of Social Jurist vs.Union of India & Ors. [WP(C) 3507 of 2000] has passed the following Orders on July 7, 2006:-
“ORDER
07/04/2006
Present Mr. Ashok Agarwal for Petitioner
Mr. Tarun Sharma for Respondent
CM-8094/2006
This is an application filed by the petitioner interalia stating that MCD Schools are not making any assessment of students progress up to grade five and are not providing report cards or any evidence what so ever of the child having attended School. It has been contended before us by Mr. Agarwal that in the absence of any Report Card there is no incentive to learn as merit will not be recognized or rewarded. Even the parents will have no material before them to understand whether their child is doing well or not. Even intense relationship between the teachers and students may be hampered if the teachers hardly knows the names of children and there is no personal touch in the classroom and this will lead to a tendency where even 100 or 125 children can be clustered into the classrooms with no provision of chairs or tables and the individual needs for better performance neither can be monitored nor can be looked after by a teacher in such a situation. Therefore, in view of the fact that about million children are studying in the MCD Schools in 1854 schools and no Report Cards are maintained, we direct the Additional Commissioner, MCD to ensure, that a report card for these tiny tots going to the primary schools be maintained on the pattern of the progress report cards which are issued by other private schools in order to achieve the objects which we have highlighted above. The time to be taken for issuance of report cards be also indicated in the status report which we have directed to be filed by the MCD. The efforts should be made
by the Additional Commissioner, MCD and the Director of Education to start the report cards from the current academic year itself. (Application stands disposed)
WP(C) No. 3507/2000
Counsel for the respondent says that he will personally go to the school as pathetic condition which has been demonstrated in the photographs has been brought to our notice. We are surprised to see that after 60 years of independence the MCD schools are running in tents and the appalling conditions under which the future generation of this country is taking education. Steps be taken to immediately improve the conditions. Let status report be filed along with the affidavit of Additional Commissioner, MCD, within four weeks. The status report also indicate as to how many schools are running in tents by the MCD.
Renotify on 23.08.2006
July 07, 2006
Acting Chief Justice
Kailash Gambhir J”
In terms of the aforesaid Orders of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, you were obliged to ensure that report cards are issued to all the students of all the MCD Primary Schools regularly. However, in utter disobedience of the said Orders, in the academic year 2008-2009, no student of Classes I to IV has been issued annual report card by any MCD Primary School throughout the city. Thus, nearly eight lacs students of Classes I to IV of MCD Primary Schools have not received their Annual Report Cards till date. It is no less a criminal negligence besides being deliberate disobedience of the Orders of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court. It also reflects that the MCD authorities are totally apathetic to the educational needs of the students.
We have received written complaints from the parents of several students of class I to IV studying in MCD run schools complaining that their wards have not been provided with the Annual Report Cards for the academic year 2008-09. Copies of some of these complaints are enclosed hereto for your ready reference.
One of the parents, namely, Masood (Mob.9958914898) of student Farman of Class V passed from the MCD Primary School, Photo Chowk, Welcome, Delhi has even complained that the class teacher demanded Rs.200/- for providing Annual Report Card to Farman., which he got only after payment of Rs.100/-.
Nathia (Mob.9999017324) has complained that her son Taleeb has been promoted from Class I to Class II by the MCD Primary School, Shastri Park but Taleeb has not been provided with Annual Report Card by the School. Similarly Meerhasan (Mob. 9999017324) has complained that his daughter Shehanaz studying in MCD Primary School, Shastri Park has been Promoted from Class I to II, but she has not be given the Annual Report Card. Sharif (9971926819) father of Master Rehan has complained that his son is studying in MCD Primary School, Shashtri Park and has been promoted from Class IV to V but he was denied Annual Report Card saying that the School has not received the printed report cards from the MCD office. Shri Anees (Mob.9250697984) has complaint that his two wards are studying in MCD Primary School, near Seelampur Gurudwara and their wards have not been provided with annual Report Cards by the school.
It is submitted that the non providing of annual report cards to the students violates the human and fundamental right to education of the students as guaranteed under the Constitution of India.
Take notice that you are the authority responsible for the implementation of the aforesaid Orders of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court dated July 7, 2006. Failure on your part to comply with the directions of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court tentamounts to contempt of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court which attract penal action against you.
With regards,
To
The Commissioner
Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Town Hall Chandni Chowk
Delhi- 110006
Sub: Contempt Notice – No Annual Report Cards to 8 lacs students of MCD Schools
Dear Sir,
Take notice that a Division Bench of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the matter of Social Jurist vs.Union of India & Ors. [WP(C) 3507 of 2000] has passed the following Orders on July 7, 2006:-
“ORDER
07/04/2006
Present Mr. Ashok Agarwal for Petitioner
Mr. Tarun Sharma for Respondent
CM-8094/2006
This is an application filed by the petitioner interalia stating that MCD Schools are not making any assessment of students progress up to grade five and are not providing report cards or any evidence what so ever of the child having attended School. It has been contended before us by Mr. Agarwal that in the absence of any Report Card there is no incentive to learn as merit will not be recognized or rewarded. Even the parents will have no material before them to understand whether their child is doing well or not. Even intense relationship between the teachers and students may be hampered if the teachers hardly knows the names of children and there is no personal touch in the classroom and this will lead to a tendency where even 100 or 125 children can be clustered into the classrooms with no provision of chairs or tables and the individual needs for better performance neither can be monitored nor can be looked after by a teacher in such a situation. Therefore, in view of the fact that about million children are studying in the MCD Schools in 1854 schools and no Report Cards are maintained, we direct the Additional Commissioner, MCD to ensure, that a report card for these tiny tots going to the primary schools be maintained on the pattern of the progress report cards which are issued by other private schools in order to achieve the objects which we have highlighted above. The time to be taken for issuance of report cards be also indicated in the status report which we have directed to be filed by the MCD. The efforts should be made
by the Additional Commissioner, MCD and the Director of Education to start the report cards from the current academic year itself. (Application stands disposed)
WP(C) No. 3507/2000
Counsel for the respondent says that he will personally go to the school as pathetic condition which has been demonstrated in the photographs has been brought to our notice. We are surprised to see that after 60 years of independence the MCD schools are running in tents and the appalling conditions under which the future generation of this country is taking education. Steps be taken to immediately improve the conditions. Let status report be filed along with the affidavit of Additional Commissioner, MCD, within four weeks. The status report also indicate as to how many schools are running in tents by the MCD.
Renotify on 23.08.2006
July 07, 2006
Acting Chief Justice
Kailash Gambhir J”
In terms of the aforesaid Orders of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, you were obliged to ensure that report cards are issued to all the students of all the MCD Primary Schools regularly. However, in utter disobedience of the said Orders, in the academic year 2008-2009, no student of Classes I to IV has been issued annual report card by any MCD Primary School throughout the city. Thus, nearly eight lacs students of Classes I to IV of MCD Primary Schools have not received their Annual Report Cards till date. It is no less a criminal negligence besides being deliberate disobedience of the Orders of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court. It also reflects that the MCD authorities are totally apathetic to the educational needs of the students.
We have received written complaints from the parents of several students of class I to IV studying in MCD run schools complaining that their wards have not been provided with the Annual Report Cards for the academic year 2008-09. Copies of some of these complaints are enclosed hereto for your ready reference.
One of the parents, namely, Masood (Mob.9958914898) of student Farman of Class V passed from the MCD Primary School, Photo Chowk, Welcome, Delhi has even complained that the class teacher demanded Rs.200/- for providing Annual Report Card to Farman., which he got only after payment of Rs.100/-.
Nathia (Mob.9999017324) has complained that her son Taleeb has been promoted from Class I to Class II by the MCD Primary School, Shastri Park but Taleeb has not been provided with Annual Report Card by the School. Similarly Meerhasan (Mob. 9999017324) has complained that his daughter Shehanaz studying in MCD Primary School, Shastri Park has been Promoted from Class I to II, but she has not be given the Annual Report Card. Sharif (9971926819) father of Master Rehan has complained that his son is studying in MCD Primary School, Shashtri Park and has been promoted from Class IV to V but he was denied Annual Report Card saying that the School has not received the printed report cards from the MCD office. Shri Anees (Mob.9250697984) has complaint that his two wards are studying in MCD Primary School, near Seelampur Gurudwara and their wards have not been provided with annual Report Cards by the school.
It is submitted that the non providing of annual report cards to the students violates the human and fundamental right to education of the students as guaranteed under the Constitution of India.
Take notice that you are the authority responsible for the implementation of the aforesaid Orders of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court dated July 7, 2006. Failure on your part to comply with the directions of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court tentamounts to contempt of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court which attract penal action against you.
With regards,
Ashok Agarwal, Advocate
Advisor, Social Jurist
M-09811101923
Sunday, March 22, 2009
SCHOOL LAW HELPLINE
Right to Education Task Force (RETF) is a group of volunteers intervening into the matter of complaints of parents, students and social activists etc. relating to the problems involving violation of child rights being faced by the students/parents with private as well as with government schools primarily in Delhi, and also in other states/union territories of India. The complaints are handled by the legal experts. All services are totally voluntary & free of cost. One can write to RETF at Email: socialjurist@socialjurist.com and/or to The Convener, Right to Education Task Force, 478-479, Lawyers Chambers, Western Wing, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi-110054 (India). Complaints can also be lodged at HELPLINES- 09811101923, 011-23384000, 09868529459.
Ashok Agarwal, Advocate
Convener, RETF
M-09811101923
Ashok Agarwal, Advocate
Convener, RETF
M-09811101923
Saturday, March 14, 2009
YEH KAISI AASTHA? (WHAT KIND OF FAITH IT IS?)
Saturday, 14 March 2009 at about 12.30 pm in front of a Hindu Temple near Deepali Chowk, Outer Ring Road, North-West Delhi, India several tender age children can be seen rolling themselves on the summer hot road under the dictates of their parents covering distance of around 200 meters in order to reach at the gate of the temple to offer prayers to the Hindu deity. These tender age children are the children of the people of the poor and marginalized sections. The parents are literally forcing them to adopt such inhuman and derogatory practice in the hope & belief of being awarded with material prosperity so to compete with the rest of the world. Interestingly, hundreds of passing by rich and wealthy sections of people are just not interested in the world of these poor and unfortunate children.
Mob- 09811101923
Monday, March 9, 2009
COURT PULLS UP POSTMASTER OVER PERSISTENT MAIL DELAYS
BY OUR CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi, Nov. 27: The Delhi high court on Monday, gave a week to the postmaster general of Delhi to explain the delay in delivery of mail that has been piling in different sorting offices here.
A division bench comprising justice Mohinder Narain and justice Cyriac Joseph also directed postmaster general, Ms Padma Balasubramaniam, to be present on the next hearing on December 8.
The bench also issued directions to send letters of request to the editors of The Times of India and The Pioneer newspapers to submit the photographs of piling mail bags carried in their city’s edition.
The bench also requested Zee television to submit a copy of the video tape of the programme on the postal delay, recently telecast by them.
The Delhi high court had issued notices on November 23 to the Union government, the director general of post and telegraph and New Delhi’s postmaster general to explain why a public interest petitioner filed by a Delhi resident, Mr. S.P. Singh, on the continued delay in postal delivery should not be admitted for hearing. The court had directed them to file their replies by Monday and had also asked the postmaster general to be present before the court on the next hearing.
Mr. Ashok Aggarwal, the counsel for the petitioner, had alleged that over 50,000 mail bags were lying unsorted in different sorting offices of the postal department for the last six months. He had also submitted to the court that the postal department and other concerned agencies had failed to take action regarding the unnecessary delay in postal-delivery.
TIMES OF INDIA 28.11.1995
New Delhi, Nov. 27: The Delhi high court on Monday, gave a week to the postmaster general of Delhi to explain the delay in delivery of mail that has been piling in different sorting offices here.
A division bench comprising justice Mohinder Narain and justice Cyriac Joseph also directed postmaster general, Ms Padma Balasubramaniam, to be present on the next hearing on December 8.
The bench also issued directions to send letters of request to the editors of The Times of India and The Pioneer newspapers to submit the photographs of piling mail bags carried in their city’s edition.
The bench also requested Zee television to submit a copy of the video tape of the programme on the postal delay, recently telecast by them.
The Delhi high court had issued notices on November 23 to the Union government, the director general of post and telegraph and New Delhi’s postmaster general to explain why a public interest petitioner filed by a Delhi resident, Mr. S.P. Singh, on the continued delay in postal delivery should not be admitted for hearing. The court had directed them to file their replies by Monday and had also asked the postmaster general to be present before the court on the next hearing.
Mr. Ashok Aggarwal, the counsel for the petitioner, had alleged that over 50,000 mail bags were lying unsorted in different sorting offices of the postal department for the last six months. He had also submitted to the court that the postal department and other concerned agencies had failed to take action regarding the unnecessary delay in postal-delivery.
TIMES OF INDIA 28.11.1995
DISCRIMINATION CHALLENGED
NEW DELHI, Dec, 6 (PTI) - The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India and others on a petition seeking equal pay for work of similar nature regardless of sex and classification of employees.
The petition, filed by Mr. Ashok Agarwal, an advocate contended that denial of equal pay because of classification of employees as regular, permanent, temporary, probationer, ad hoc, casual and the like was violative of provision of the Constitution.
The petition submitted that this denial of equal pay exited in a large number of undertakings of the Government. Local authorities, non-Government establishment and autonomous bodies.
THE HINUSTAN TIMES TUESDAY DECEMBER 7 1982
The petition, filed by Mr. Ashok Agarwal, an advocate contended that denial of equal pay because of classification of employees as regular, permanent, temporary, probationer, ad hoc, casual and the like was violative of provision of the Constitution.
The petition submitted that this denial of equal pay exited in a large number of undertakings of the Government. Local authorities, non-Government establishment and autonomous bodies.
THE HINUSTAN TIMES TUESDAY DECEMBER 7 1982
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