The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a PIL, seeking to quash the order of the District Education Officer, Morena (MP), directing the transfer of Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Jeenfield Sabalgarh to the building of the Government Girls Middle School Sabalgarh, so that the schools would be functioning in the same building.
The PIL, filed by one Brijkishor Sharma, a retired teacher engaged in social activities, alleged that the said order runs contrary to the various Government Rules and Regulations.
The action of the state under its policy of “Ek Shala Ek Parisar” is opposed to law and the transfer affects the children, parents and the teachers.
The Counsel for the petitioner contended that the guidelines of the Government have not been followed. Both the schools cannot be merged together and that various students and teachers would be affected by the same.
However, on hearing the Counsel for the petitioner, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Milind Ramesh Phadkewa did not find any merit in the petition, specially the fact that it was very doubtful whether it is a PIL or not.
The Court noted that none of the teachers, parents or anyone directly concerned with the school, have filed this petition. None of them appear to be aggrieved by the same.
“It would appear that the action of the state is in the interest of students and the teachers. The petitioner only claims to act in the interest of the public, but we do not find any public interest involved in this petition. The transfer of the said schools is necessarily done by the state after considering various aspects of the matter,”
-the Court observed.
Prima facie, the High Court does not find any violation of law, nor do the Court find that the action runs contrary to any provision of law.
“Consequently, due to lack of any public interest, we do not find any ground to interfere. The writ petition is dismissed.”