The High Court has expressed its displeasure over the AP government forcing managements of government-aided educational institutions to surrender them and their staff to it, despite the government claiming it is taking over only those that are willing to come by. A division bench of Chief Justice A.K. Goswami and Justice J. Umadevi heard a batch of petitions, challenging an ordinance, filed by the Sri Saraswathi Aided Upper Primary School correspondent D.V. Subba Rao, as also managements of several private aided schools and students.
The petitioners’ contention was that the state government had decided to stop financial aid to the private aided schools, junior and degree colleges by advising them either to run them on their own or hand them over to the government.
The court observed as per the newspaper report that though the government was claiming it was not forcing any educational institution to surrender its management to the government, the ground reality was different.
The court directed school education commissioner China Veerabhadrudu to explain the issue and also the action taken against officials who were forcing the management of educational institutions to surrender their institutions and the posts to the government. “Do attend the court in person,” the court asked the commissioner and posted the next hearing to September 29.
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