The Delhi High Court in the case Girish Kumari Gupta v. UOI and Ors observed and has dismissed the Public Interest Litigation, PIL moved wherein seeking directions on the Delhi Government to frame a policy to connect coaching centres with schools and colleges.
The Division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula in the case observed and has stated that this court cannot direct the Delhi Government to frame such a policy and thus, this court found no reason to grant the relief as prayed in the matter.
The bench stated that the coaching is optional and not mandatory and that no child can be forced to attend coaching centres.
Adding to it, the court stated that this court direct the State Government to frame a policy to connect coaching centres with schools and colleges and to partner with them. Thus, the court finds no reason to grant the relief as prayed for in the PIL.
In the present case, the plea was moved by Girish Kumari Gupta who did not appear when the matter was taken up for hearing.
Therefore, it being the grievance of Gupta that the large number of coaching centres are in existence in the country and thus, the Delhi Government should frame a policy to connect them with the schools and college institutions.
The standing counsel, Santosh Kumar Tripathi appearing for the Delhi Government submitted before the court that the mandamus cannot be issued to the government to enact a law and that it is not possible to connect such coaching centres to schools and colleges as prayed in the PIL.
It has been stated by the said court that the coaching is optional and not mandatory and no child can be forced to attend the coaching centres.
Accordingly, the court dismissed the plea.