AMARAVATI/KURNOOL: The State government on Friday has issued orders for the setting up of the Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission (APHRC) in Kurnool. The government issued a notification designating Kurnool as the headquarters for the Human Rights Commission after the AP High Court in its order stated that it was the State government’s prerogative to set up the APHRC in
AP High Court To Hear PIL Filed On 25% Seats Reservation For Poor In Private Schools On August 9 Jul 30, 2021, 12:31 IST
The High Court said that it will hear public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the government to amend the rules on the admission procedure under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act and to provide 25 percent free seats to economically backward children in every private school. The bench comprising Chief Justice (CJ) Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and Justice Naina Jayasuriya issued orders on Thursday.
Lawyer Thandava Yogesh filed public interest litigation in the High Court in 2017 alleging that the government was not providing 25 percent of free seats for the backward children in the private schools. The tribunal made it clear it is going to hear the case on August 9th.