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Allahabad HC Reserves Verdict on Uttar Pradesh School Pairing Policy

Justices will weigh state claims of resource efficiency under the NEP against petitioners’ arguments that increased travel distances violate constitutional education guarantees.

Fifty-one students from Sitapur – 50 from a primary school and one from the upper primary section – approached the high court challenging the June 16 order of the state government for the merger of primary schools across UP. They moved the court through their guardian. (File Photo)

Overview

  • The court reserved its judgment on challenges to the June 16 order pairing primary and upper primary schools with fewer than 50 students, leaving the timing of the ruling pending.
  • Government counsel assured that no schools will close and defended the pairing as a way to share facilities and integrate pre-primary classes under the National Education Policy.
  • Petitioners argued that relocating students to larger schools breaches Article 21A by forcing longer commutes and undermining the right to free, local education.
  • Justice Pankaj Bhatia rejected the state’s plea to bar media coverage, affirming press freedom in the ongoing constitutional review.
  • Fifty-one students from Sitapur filed the lead petition through a guardian, highlighting disproportionate impacts on poor and girl students facing new travel burdens.