Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 11: High Court has closed the PIL on implementation of Right To Education (RTE) Act in J&K UT as the Government informed the court that the relevant rules have been framed and have been put in public domain for any objections.
The matter was pending since 2020 and numerous orders have been passed by the Court from time to time for implementation of RTE Act. The Government counsel has shared a copy of the communication dated September 10, 2025, vide which she has been conveyed by the Additional Secretary (Law), School Education Department, that the matter as regards formulation of the Draft Right to Education Rules, was examined by the School Education Department.
Upon detailed deliberations by the reconstituted committee, a comprehensive Draft of the Right to Education Rules has since been prepared. Which aims to embody the mandate and spirit of the Right to Education Act. While adapting its provisions to the specific educational needs and infrastructural realities of the Union Territory.
A meeting of the reconstituted committee was held on August 5, 2025, and it was resolved to place the Draft Rules in public domain to invite objections/ suggestions from all the stakeholders. And, vide public notice dated August 20, 2025, the Draft Rules have been placed in public domain and have also been uploaded on the official website of the School Education Department.
The Government Counsel submitted before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal for a month’s time was granted to submit objections/ suggestions, immediately on expiry of the said period, the competent authority shall proceed to carry out the remaining formalities.
And, in any case, she submits that the rules shall be finalized within a month from today. In the wake of the statement made by the Government counsel, the counsel for the petitioner, fairly submitted that the present petition be disposed of in terms of the communication dated September 10, 2025 and the statement made by the learned counsel for the respondents.
“However, liberty be granted to the petitioner that in the event of any inaction/ indecision in finalising the draft rules or any fresh cause of action, to file a fresh petition, if so advised. For the reasons recorded above, the proceedings in the present petition are closed. The petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty prayed for”, reads the order.
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