Overview

• A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notice and directed replies within four weeks.
• Notices were sent to the Delhi government, CBSE and NCERT, with the next hearing listed for November 12, 2025.
• The petition alleges private schools force parents to buy private-publisher books and kits costing ₹10,000–₹12,000 a year, despite NCERT sets costing about ₹700.
• The filing says Delhi’s ₹5,000 reimbursement leaves EWS families unable to meet costs, leading to withdrawals that undermine the 25% RTE reservation.
• RTI replies cited in the plea say NCERT lacks an implementation mechanism and CBSE lacks statutory penalties, and the petitioner seeks statutory rules, priority use of NCERT books, binding School Bag Policy limits and a Fixed Rate–Fixed Weight pricing model.