HC stays admission sans transfer certificate order

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 29

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the operation of instructions permitting admission to government schools without producing a transfer certificate.

The direction by Justice Sudhir Mittal came on a petition filed by the Recognised Affiliated Schools’ Association and another petitioner against the State of Punjab and other respondents. Appearing before the Bench, senior advocate Rajiv Atma Ram and DS Gandhi submitted that the order dated April 20 and another order dated September 8, 2020, were illegal and arbitrary.

Elaborating, they submitted that the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) was insisting upon submission of transfer certificate/ marks sheet/result card before a student could be admitted to another school as was evident from certain instructions.

All government schools in Punjab were affiliated with the board and there could not be different set of instructions for government schools as done vide instructions dated September 8, 2020, and April 20. The instructions permit admission to government schools without producing a transfer certificate.

Fixing July 9 as the next date of hearing, the Bench asserted: “Meanwhile, operation of instructions dated September 8, 2020, and April 20 shall remain stayed.”