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Supreme Court dismisses plea to regulate private coaching centres and dummy schools
Supreme Court dismisses plea to regulate private coaching centres and dummy schools
The Supreme Court on August 7 dismissed a writ petition that sought a uniform national framework to regulate private coaching centres and dummy schools. A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court on August 7 dismissed a writ petition that sought a uniform national framework to regulate private coaching centres and dummy schools. A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe told the petitioner, Advocate Narendra Kumar Goswami, to approach the High Court instead of invoking Article 32 directly. The petition had cited student suicides in Kota, Rajasthan, and misleading ads by coaching centres.
Goswami also sought mandatory biometric attendance for school students to curb dummy schools, where children enrol for board exams but skip regular classes. The court gave him liberty to move the High Court. CBSE has previously warned that students missing regular school will not be allowed to take Class 12 board exams.
The Indian Opinion
Headlines paint the Supreme Court as indifferent to student distress, but the court simply said Article 32 is not the right vehicle for a policy overhaul of coaching centres. PIL petitioners often try to bypass High Courts. The real test now is whether the Central Consumer Protection Authority’s 2024 guidelines or CBSE’s threat to bar non-attending students will actually reduce suicides in Kota. Will any state enact a law capping coaching hours before the next exam season?
Sources (2): livelaw.in, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
