Right to Education Does Not Include Right to Choose School: Delhi HC

• Delhi High Court rules that the Right to Education (RTE) Act does not grant a child the right to select a specific school.
• A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia stated that while RTE promotes social inclusion, it doesn't translate into a right to choose a particular institution.
• The verdict came on a mother's appeal seeking admission for her ward in Class 2 under the EWS category in a private school for the 2024-2025 academic session.
• The court noted that the Directorate of Education (DoE) had accommodated the child in another preferred school, but the appellant refused it.
• The division bench declined relief, stating that without an interim order, the right to admission perishes once the academic year ends.