The HC gave three weeks to appeal the petition (Representative image)
The Supreme Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered the authorities of the Union territory to maintain the status quo until the next hearing, which is on July 18.
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- Last updated:June 25, 2022, 12:53 PM IST
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The Supreme Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered the authorities of the Union territory to maintain the status quo over an order requesting private schools established on state land to cease operations. Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi approved the order on Wednesday. The court has ordered state respondents to maintain the status quo until the next hearing, which is scheduled for July 18.
The Jammu and Kashmir Private Schools Association had approached the Supreme Court against an order from the education department requesting private schools to provide a certificate of the nature of their country from the tax officials involved. The head of education at Budgam had even asked to close the schools located on state land and to facilitate the enrollment of their students in the nearest government schools.
While the Supreme Court sent a notice to the board of the Union territory, it gave three weeks to object to the petition. The move to close private schools operating on state land comes close on the heels of the government banning nearly a dozen schools run by the Falah-e-Aam Trust.
Hundreds of small private schools are located on state land in Jammu and Kashmir. Some of the major missionary schools also operate on state land leased to them. It was not clear whether the order to close the private schools on state land also applied to these large schools.
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