Supreme Court Directs States To Notify Inclusion Of Orphans Under RTE Act, Orders Survey Of Denied Admissions
The Supreme Court today directed all States and Union Territories to issue notifications within four weeks identifying orphaned children as a “disadvantaged group” under Section 2(d) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act). The Court also directed them to conduct a survey to identify orphaned children who were…