Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking a complete waiver on school and college fees for the period they have been closed or will remain so due the COVID-19 pandemic.
A two-judge bench of justices Sunita Agrawal and S D Singh dismissed the plea by local resident Ashutosh Kumar Pandey, terming his petition as wholly misconceived.
We record at the outset that the submission of the petitioner that the schools are observing holidays during COVID-19 epidemic is absolutely false/wrong, said the bench, dismissing the plea.
"Most of the schools and colleges are taking up on-line classes for students and teachers are taking either live classes or sending videos to the students. Students are even being given homework and the same is being checked by the teachers," the court observed.
"Moreover, in any case, the pleadings made in the writ petition are insufficient to invoke the extra-ordinary jurisdiction of the high court in the nature of public interest litigation," the bench added.
(PTI REPORT)
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