Mhc granted status quo in respect of the implementation of the new rules and act regulating private schools, as per Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Act, 2018.

The Madras High Court on Friday ordered maintenance of status quo in respect of the implementation of the new rules and act regulating private schools, as per Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Act, 2018.

The order was passed by a division bench of Justices SS Sundar and PB Balaji on a batch of petitions filed by various Christian missionary schools. The judges directed the state to maintain status quo till June 15 by taking into account the admission process to begin for the next academic year. After hearing the arguments of senior advocate isac mohanlal and advocates godson and sowmiya

Tamil Nadu Advocate General (AG) R Shunmugasundaram submitted the new rules were framed by taking into consideration previous orders of the courts and the 1973 Act that governs private schools. However, the petitioners flagged illegality in certain sections of Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Act, 2018, particularly the provisions and the resultant rules governing deployment of surplus teachers and reduction of grant in aid.

Another batch of cases senior advocate xavier arulraj and advocate arulmary argued