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Bombay HC Stays Zilla Parishad Move To Shift Differently-Abled Students To Regular Schools Without Policy Framework
24htopnews | April 8, 2026 3:08 PM CST

The Bombay High Court has stayed a Zilla Parishad directive to shift differently-abled students to regular schools, citing lack of a proper policy framework. The court stressed parental choice and warned the move could be counter-productive without adequate planning.

Mumbai, April 7: The Bombay High Court has stayed a Zilla Parishad notice directing the absorption of differently-abled students from a special school into general schools, observing that such a move without a proper policy framework could be “counter-productive”.

Court issues notice, seeks state response

A bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Abhay Mantri passed the ad-interim order on April 2 while hearing a plea by Pune-based Namdevrao Mohol Vidya and Krida Prathishthan.

The court issued notice to the state and directed it to file an affidavit in reply by June 10. The court has kept the matter for hearing on June 17.


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