HC asks state to spell out stand on schools sans permission

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jul 07 2014 | 8:11 PM IST
The Bombay High Court asked the the Maharashtra government today, to declare its stand on schools functioning in the state without permission.
The direction was given by a bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka while hearing a petition challenging an order of former Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane, allowing a school in Nashik to operate although it had no permission.
The petition, filed by Kiran Jadhav, a citizen from Nashik, said that Rane allegedly set aside an order of then Secretary of State Avinash Hazare in 2006, who had ordered that the school be sealed and demolished before a criminal case is filed for running it without permission.
The court observed that prima facie, it appeared that a minister cannot reverse the order of the Secretary of State.
Judges then asked the Maharashtra government to declare its stand on schools functioning in the state without permission, while posting the matter for hearing on July 16.
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First Published: Jul 07 2014 | 8:11 PM IST

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