Overview
- A division bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed GD Goenka Public School’s appeal on 23 September and upheld a 1 July single‑judge order for readmission.
- The court directed the Model Town campus to complete the child’s readmission within two weeks and allow attendance with a parent‑appointed shadow teacher.
- Judges held that Section 16 of the RPwD Act applies to private, non‑funded institutions recognized by government or local bodies, requiring reasonable accommodation.
- Citing a court‑appointed expert committee, the bench found the child medically fit for an integrated classroom and faulted the school’s “non‑cooperative” approach.
- The judgment underscores duties to detect specific learning disabilities and adopt suitable pedagogical measures so students with disabilities can learn alongside peers.