Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Writ Petition |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Directions Issued |
Headnote | Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009: ss. 2(ee), 2(n), 3(3), 19, 20, 25-28, 25(2) – Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 – ss. 16-18, 31, 32, 79, 82 – Children with special needs/disabled children (CWSN) – Appointment of special and trained teachers in accordance with the pupil-teacher ratio – Need for – Writ petition on behalf of teachers having B.Ed. (Special) and D.Ed. (Special) degree/diploma courses and fully trained to cater to the requirements of CWSN – Grievance as regards illegality being committed by the concerned State and its Authorities in employing them in recognised schools on contract basis without any certainty of tenure – Direction sought to the respondents to ensure the free and compulsory education to each and every CWSN as per the Rules, Regulation and Schemes stated, by initiating the process of appointment of Special Teachers as per the Teacher- Pupil ratio i.e. 1:5 – Held: There is a dearth of rehabilitation professionals or special teachers recognized and registered by the Council, who alone can impart education and training to handicap person/CWSN – As such need for comprehensive approach by the concerned Authorities – In view thereof, the Central Government to notify the norms and standards of pupil-teacher ratio for CWSN and until then as a stopgap arrangement to adopt the pupil-teacher ratio as 8:1 for children with cerebral palsy; 5:1 for children with intellectual disability, ASD and specific learning disabilities; and 2:1 for deaf-blind and a combination of two or more of the seven disabilities mentioned therein; to create permanent posts as per the just ratio for the rehabilitation professionals/special teachers; to complete appointment process for the posts within the stipulated period; to optimize the resource persons and as a stopgap arrangement, avail services of special trained teachers as itinerant teachers within the school block (cluster schools); to give compulsory training and sensitized teachers and staff in the general schools to handle the CwSN; and to merge unviable special schools with relatively viable special schools in the neighbourhood – Issuance of directions to the State Commissioners to ensure that corrective and remedial steps are taken within the specified time – Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 – ss. 2, 11 to 13 – Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 –National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 – Constitution of India – Art. 32. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar |
Neutral Citation | 2021 INSC 689 |
Petitioner | Rajneesh Kumar Pandey & Ors. |
Respondent | Union Of India & Ors. |
SCR | [2021] 5 S.C.R. 1142 |
Judgement Date | 2021-10-28 |
Case Number | 132 |
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