Division Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and C. Kumarappan further said that school managements should be prohibited from making “unnecessary entries” related to either non-payment or delayed payment of school fees in the TCs since such entries end up creating a stigma on the child

TAMIL NADU2 Mins ReadT.N. schools should not insist upon transfer certificates from previous institutions to admit students: Madras High CourtPublished / Updated- July 19, 2024 11:40 ISTMOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.Representational image. File | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan Listen to articleDirects Tamil Nadu government to issue a circular to all school managements across the StateIn a significant order on Friday, the Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu government to issue a circular to all school managements across the State instructing them not to insist upon producing Transfer Certificates (TCs) from the institutions where students had studied earlier, for the purpose of admissions.A Division Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and C. Kumarappan further said that school managements should be prohibited from making “unnecessary entries” related to either non-payment or delayed payment of school fees in the TCs since such entries end up creating a stigma on the child concerned.ADVERTISEMENT“In the event of any violation of the order, actions are to be initiated under Section 17 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, and the relevant laws applicable for the protection of children,” the judges said, disposing of a writ appeal filed by the State government.ADVERTISEMENTThe Bench further directed the State government to revisit the Tamil Nadu Education Rules and Code of Regulation for Matriculation Schools and, accordingly, make all necessary amendments in consonance with the provisions of the RTE Act within three months.The appeal had been preferred in 2021 against a single judge’s order in a writ petition filed by the All India Private Schools Legal Protection Society, which had sought a direction to the government to prevent shifting of schools without obtaining TCs after remitting the due fees during the COVID-19 period.Disagreeing with the single judge’s view that a mere indication of arrears of fees in the TCs would not have any negative impact on the students or their parents, the Bench said that harassing children over non-payment of fees by their parents amounts to cruelty.“Schools have every right to initiate appropriate action for recovery of outstanding fees, if any, from the parents in accordance with the law. But in the process, harassing or punishing the child is an offence that falls within the contours of Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act,” it observed.Authoring the verdict, Justice Subramaniam wrote: “Though it is important to shine the light of wisdom on children, in the process, it should not end up causing heat to them. When a private school is established voluntarily to provide education, it cannot put the future of children at stake for monetary reasons.” The Bench said that Section 5 of the RTE Act clearly implies that TC, was not mandatory to gain admission in a school and, hence, production of such a document could not be insisted upon as a sine qua non for admitting a child in a school. “It is an accessory rather than a necessity,” it added.ADVERTISEMENTRelated TopicsRecommendedHeadlinesNEWS20h agoRAMYA KANNANNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.NEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024S. VIJAY KUMARNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.NEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024LALITHA RANJANINEWS21h agoTHE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024R. SUJATHANEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 12,2024S SUNDARNEWSSept 11,2024MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.NEWSSept 11,2024MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.NEWSSept 11,2024MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.NEWSSept 10,2024MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.NEWSSept 10,2024LALITHA RANJANINEWSSept 10,2024MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.NEWSSept 10,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 10,2024THE HINDU BUREAUNEWSSept 09,2024MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.Explore more from
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