Securing admission to their beloved children in a reputed school, particularly in the vicinity of their home, might be, in most cases a nightmare to parents, but for this young engineer it is more than a nightmare, and finally he had knocked the doors of the judiciary in a desperate attempt to secure a LKG seat for his child.
S. Balaji, a 36-year-old engineer residing in Pallavaram, Chennai whose three-year-old son was refused admission in a "reputed" private school in his area, had dragged the school administration to the Madras High Court.
According to Mr. Balaji, he promptly registered for admission to his son in the private school located in Chromepet on April 1 since it is located within four kilometers from his home. But for some “unknown and uninformed reasons,” admission was refused to his son. On enquiry, he was allegedly informed by the school management that it was not mandatory to inform the reason for the decision and that admissions would be made only as per the wish and will of the management.
Though the petitioner admits that it is the discretion of the management to provide admission, he alleged that in his case, admission was denied only because he belongs to Scheduled Tribe community. Alleging discrimination on part of the school management, Mr. Balaji wanted the court to direct the school to admit his son in LKG.
Admitting the plea, Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana ordered notice to the CBSE and the School management returnable by two weeks.
