New Delhi, March 17: The Supreme Court today asked all states, schools and stakeholders to give their views on the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to reserve 25 per cent of seats for economically weaker sections(EWS)under the Right to Education Act.
A three-judge bench of Chief Justice S H Kapadia, K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar took the suo motu decision at the fag end of the day-long hearing on a writ petition filed by the Society for Unaided Schools of Rajasthan.
Instead of hearing only the Society which filed the writ petition last year challenging the constitutional validity, the apex court decided to broadbase the scope of the hearing by inviting all other stake holders.
“In case any society/association/society desires to appear and make submission before the bench by way of intervention/impleadment/or petition it may do so.
–Agencies