HC directs TN to spell out final decision on recommendations

The Madras High Court today directed the state government to spell out its final decision on the recommendations of an expert committee on the minimum land requirement for schools in the state for grant of recognition.
The matter relates to a plea submitted by the Tamil Nadu Nursery, Primary Matriculation and Higher Secondary School Management's Association, Chennai, seeking a direction to the Secretary, School Education Department, to pass appropriate orders on the recommendations.
The Professor S.V. Chittibabu Committee was constituted to go into such aspects as fee structure and minimum infrastructural facilities including land area for each school depending upon the location of the school, for grant of recognition.

Justice R. Subbaiah posted the matter for orders to April 18 when the petition would come up for hearing.
The petitioner alleged that the School Education department had issued an order on August 18 last year stating that 746 matriculation schools had not met the requirements of minimum land area as per a government order and a final decision had to be taken by government in this regard.
A temporary conditional recognition was granted till May 31, 2016 to these schools pending a final decision on the committee's recommendations.
The petitioner submitted that in the absence of any final orders being passed by the state government, the students will be affected.

Hence the Association prayed with the Court to direct the School Education department to pass final orders on the recommendations of the expert Committee.