25% reservation of
weaker sections in public schools
Delhi
High Court in its order dated 20.01.2004 directed the Delhi government and the
land owning agencies to ensure compliance by public schools of the land
allotment condition of providing admission to the extent of 25% to the children
belonging to weaker sections of the society and grant them freeship.
Subsequently,
the Delhi Government
passed an order on 27.04.2004 which was challenged by most of the
public schools by filing writ petitions in Delhi High Court, which had its next
hearing on 04.03.2005. The Govt. of Delhi filed its counter affidavit on
04.02.2005 in the High Court in opposition to these writ petitions.
The
Chief Minister of Delhi constituted two committees in pursuant to the Delhi
High Court Orders, (i) Janki Rajan Committee and
(ii) Krishna Kumar Committee. Both the committees
submitted their reports/recommendations to the Delhi Government. Delhi
Government was directed by the Hon’ ble High Court of Delhi to submit their
response on these reports in the High Court before the next date of hearing i.e
July 21st, 2006.