Telangana High Court Hears PIL on PTAs, SGBs and Grants State Six Weeks to Respond
The petition frames non-formation of these bodies as a breach of legal mandates that weakens transparency tied to the Right to Education.
Overview
- A bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin heard the case on October 14 in Hyderabad.
- Petitioner Uppu Mallikarjun Patil, represented by advocate Vijay Gopal, seeks enforcement of parent-teacher associations and school governing bodies across all schools in the state.
- The plea cites Section 30 of the Telangana Education Act, 1982 and GO Ms. No. 246 (1987) for PTAs, and GO Ms. No. 1, Education (PS.2), dated January 1, 1994 for SGBs.
- The State requested time to obtain instructions from the Education Department, and the court posted the matter for further hearing after six weeks.
- PTAs and SGBs are presented as statutory mechanisms for parental participation and oversight, with alleged non-compliance placed under judicial review.