Wearing belt below waist: HC asks school to lift suspension of student

The Delhi High Court asked a school to allow a minor child,who was suspended by the school authority for allegedly wearing uniform belt below the waist,to return to the class from Monday.

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked a school to allow a minor child,who was suspended by the school authority for allegedly wearing uniform belt below the waist,to return to the class from Monday.

A Division Bench of Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Reva Khetrapal said this type of issue should not come to the court and directed the Mount Carmel school to accept the apology tendered by the father of the 13 year-old boy for violating the school dress code.

The Court said the boy’s father in the apology assured that his son would not repeat the mistake and the school should allow the boy to continue his class from Monday.

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The Bench was hearing a petition filed by the boy seeking quashing of the suspension order saying such an action by school is violative of the fundamental right of the boy.

On July 27,the school management suspended the boy for a month and later extended the suspension indefinitely.

Appearing for the school,its counsel Ashok Aggarwal admitted the Delhi Education Act did not give power to the school to take such an action.

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