A Lucknow bench of the court said that if a survey had been conducted, its report should be presented, and the government should present its stand on the plea against the merger with full preparation and facts.
Delhi: The move is aimed at improving academic outcomes in schools that performed poorly in the 2024-25 session, said a DoE statement.
The order will come into effect from the academic year 2025-26 by utilising locally available resources.
All schools in Goa will remain closed on July 4 for students and teachers in view of an orange alert for heavy rainfall.
"Our country is diverse. If everyone starts speaking in Hindi, then this diversity will be in danger. Every word of Marathi that dies out is like the death of a species," poet Dasoo Vaidya said.
Maharashtra government has issued revised subject scheme, working days, and time table for English and Marathi medium schools, after cabinet withdrew GRs on third language policy.
PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 result, earlier NAS, shows Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh performing high in Classes 3, 6, and 9.
The petition says the decision violates the Right to Education Act, arguing that merging schools would place primary schools farther away, making access harder for young children.