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Bombay HC sets aside Maharashtra govt’s decision to exempt private schools from RTE quota admissions https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/rte-bombay-hc-maharashtra-private-schools-9462863/ the Bombay High Court on Friday quashed and set aside Maharashtra government notification that exempted private schools within a one-kilometre radius of government or aided schools from following Right to Education (RTE) Act quota admissions. The bench held that the impugned provision was “ultra vires (beyond legal authority) of RTE Act, 2009 and Article 21 of Constitution” and declared the notification issued on February 9 to be ‘void’. This would mean that self-financed and private schools will have to mandatorily set aside 25 per cent of seats for students from socio-economically backward sections, as was the case prior to the notification. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/rte-quota-bombay-hc-junks-maharashtra-govt-notification-giving-conditional-exemption-to-private-schools/article68421002.ece The Bench added that the law’s mandate casts a duty on the government and private unaided schools to provide education to children aged 6-14 years from the disadvantaged section of society Bombay High Court quashes Maharashtra notification exempting private schools from RTE quota https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/bombay-high-court-quashes-maharashtra-notification-private-schools-rte-quota The Maharashtra government's February 9 notification declared that private schools within a one-kilometre radius of a government school would not be obligated to admit children under the RTE quota.