HC orders status quo on process of govt schools' pairing in Sitapur till Aug 21
The court passed the interim order after observing some discrepancies in pairing of the schools in the district.
The bench, however, clarified that its interim order neither questions the merit of the schools pairing policy nor its implementation. A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Jaspreet Singh passed the interim order on two special appeals filed separately by Master Nitish Kumar and Master Dharm Veer through their guardians.
The bench observed: "Till the next date, only in respect of district Sitapur, on account of the fact that certain glaring discrepancies have been noticed by the court which are sought to be explained by the respondents, status quo as it exists today, qua the implementation of the exercise undertaken by the respondents for pairing of schools shall be maintained.
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The special appeals were filed against the single judge bench's order of July 7, which had dismissed the writ petitions against the state govt order (dated June 16, 2025) on pairing or merger of primary schools which had poor strength of students.
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The appellants pleaded that paired schools violate the norm of having a school in the neighborhood under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, and in violation of Article 21-A of the Constitution of India. In the course of hearing, the bench found that the single judge had relied on some documents produced by the state govt. As the said documents were not part of record, the state counsel filed them on affidavit.
Taking them on record, the bench asked the appellants' counsel to respond to them as well by next hearing.
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