Plea in HC against scrapping of inter-state transfer category

A plea was today filed in the Delhi High Court against the city government's decision to do away with the system of allocating points to inter-state transfer cases of children seeking admission in nursery classes here.
Delhi government had on February 27 issued the notification scrapping the inter-state transfer category under which it used to give five points to children whose parents have been transferred to the national capital from another state.
The government had issued the notification after petitions were filed in the high court challenging that category.
The petition challenging the February 27 notification as being "totally arbitrary and unjustified" has been filed by one Major Saurabh Charan and some other parents who have sought quashing of the government's decision to do away with the inter-state transfer category.

The matter is likely to come up before Justice Manmohan tomorrow.
The petition has also sought directions to the government "to confirm the list of successful candidates/applicants including the children of present petitioners published by the schools prior to the passing of the impugned notification/ order..".
In the alternative, they have sought that draw of lots be conducted afresh for all categories after cancelling the entire draw held prior to February 27 and not just of those children who had availed of the benefit of the inter-state transfer category.
The fresh notification was issued by Delhi government after the high court had on February 26 asked it to take a decision regarding inter-state transfer category in nursery admissions here and to come out with a fresh schedule for draw of lots by February 27.