Point system: HC reserves decision on interim stay of order

The Delhi High Court today reserved its decision on an application seeking interim stay of its single judge bench verdict quashing the points system for nursery admission brought in by the Lieutenant Governor for private unaided schools here.
"We will consider and pass an order on the application (for interim stay)," a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw said.
Senior advocate P P Malhotra, appearing for the Delhi government's Directorate of Education which came in appeal against the single judge's judgement, contended that "there cannot be any discrimination or question of autonomy in the matter of admitting children around three years of age in nursery".

However, the court during the hearing made an observation that they have to think of the consequences as the schools and even the education department are about to issue their notification in regard to nursery admission.
It also said that the the single judge has dealt with the issue and have given its findings, which is fair enough.
"Prima facie we do not feel any of his (single judge) findings are erroneous," the bench observed.
The bench said that it will pass an order tomorrow and can fix a date after the vacation for hearing of the main petitions.
The single judge had passed the order on November 28, this year while disposing of two petitions by a committee and a forum representing the private schools which had challenged the LG's December 18, 2013 and December 27, 2013 notifications by which the points system was introduced.