Consider & dispose parallel CBSE institution issue: Madras high court

Chennai: Madras high court has directed authorities to consider and dispose of a representation, which sought to clarify an issue regarding commencement of parallel CBSE institution on the same campus of a school.Justice S. Vaidyanathan gave the directive while disposing of a petition from All India Private Educational Institutions Association represented by its state general secretary K. Palaniyappan.

Petitioner’s counsel E. Vijay Anand submitted that the current issue regarding commencement of parallel CBSE institution within the same campus which was recognised by the school education department under the Tamil Nadu Recognised Private School (Regulation) Rules and in compliance with the Code of Regulation for Matriculation Schools in Tamil Nadu.

As per Rule 9 of the said Rules, there was no bar in commencing parallel CBSE institution within the same campus, but the institution should satisfy the infrastructure and other requirements like staff, stability, fire certificate etc., which have to be satisfied along with the Code of Regulations for Matriculation Schools in Tamil Nadu.

The petitioner association came to understand that the state government has passed an order that an institution can start a parallel CBSE institution in line with the Rules, but the government order in that regard was not available, and hence in the interest of betterment of education standards, the petitioner association made a representation dated February 6, 2018, to the authorities seeking to clarify the issue regarding the commencement of parallel CBSE institution within the same campus.

Since the said representation was still pending, the petitioner has filed this petition, Vijay Anand added. The judge directed the authorities to consider the representation of the petitioner and dispose of the same on merits and in accordance with law, after hearing all the parties who are likely to be affected, within 12 weeks.