• School admission without transfer certificate

As you all know about my matrimonial domestic violence case.
In a recent order Court dated 27 Mar 2019 asked me (Father) to sign on transfer certificate. The same, I put on appeal at Higher Court that is Session Court on the same date, filing application of my I objection on merits.
I had my first Court date was 14th January and after that 14th March but in the in between no order was passed.

Despite that my wife took admission of my kids on dated 4th Mar in Siddheshwar School, Guru gram, Haryana without transfer certificate. Earlier the Kids School was Don Bosco Delhi.

This I found from Kids recent School fees receipts dated 4th Mar, mentioning Chq no. which was given by her advocate in court while filing an application for execution of Order passed dated 14th Mar. where I agreed to pay School fees.

it is illegal so I am writing to Ministry of Education about this and complaining about such Illegal practice by Sidheshwar School Gurugram.

Pl. Guide by sections and Laws by which put matter in court.
1. Can I complain in my DV Court case ?
2. Do I need to inform in session court where I put my appeal against TC Signing order given by Lower court?
3. Or do I need to file a separate petition?
3. Or do I need to put FIR in Delhi?

Kindly guide with complete process and what Laws applicable?
Is there any laws/ code of conduct on School academic practice?
Asked 6 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Hindu

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8 Answers

As per the Right to Education Act, no child should discontinue education because of the delay in issuing a TC.

 

2) section 5 of right to education act wherein Head teacher or teacher in charge is required to give immediate TC certificate . failure to give TC certificate invites disciplinary action against said head teacher

 

3) there is no stay order passed by sessions court 

 

4) mere pendency of appeal is no ground to deny child admission in school 

 

5) no need to file separate petition or FIR 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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Sir no action from your side against school is tenable or maintainable in this case as there was firstly no stay on issuing TC secondly the principal of school is bound to issue TC on application of parent so that the child's education is not effected.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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1. It is not illegal for a school to enroll a child without transfer certificate. The education  of a child cannot suffer at the altar of a transfer certificate.

2. Did you seek injunction against the withdrawal of your child from his school by mother? If no such injunction was sought or was sought but was denied then mother was at liberty to withdraw the child from one school and enroll him in other.

3. There is nothing which Sessions Court can do.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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Here the paramount importance should be getting your child admitted.  You can fight the case on merits and without hampering the childs education.  Courts should focus on merits of divorce and domestic violence case rather than transference certificate

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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CBSE rules  Admission: Specific Requirements

7.1 Admissions upto Class VIII (i.e. Class VIII and below) shall be regulated by the rules, regulations, orders of the State/U.T. Governments applicable to the place where the School is located.

7.2 Admission to Class IX in a school shall be open only to such a student who has passed class VIII examination from an institution affiliated to this Board or to any recognised Board or is recognised by the Education Department of the Government of the State/U. T. in which such an institution is located.

**7.3 Admission to Class X : - As the syllabus prescribed at Secondary level is of two years integrated course, no admission shall be taken in Class X directly. Provided further that admission to Class X in a school shall be open only to such a student who:

(a) has completed a regular course of study for class IX, and

(b) has passed class IX examination from an institution affiliated to this Board.

(c) A student who has completed a regular course of study for Class IX and has passed Class IX examination from an institution recognised by/affiliated to any recognised Board in India, other than this Board, can be admitted to a school only on the transfer of the parent(s) or shifting of their families from one place to another, after procuring from the students the mark sheet and the Transfer Certificate duly countersigned by the Educational Authorities of the Board concerned. In case of such admissions the schools would obtain post facto approval of the Board within one month of admission of the student.

 

 

2) there is no such requirement that transfer certificate be signed by both parents 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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Your wife has got the child admitted in another school without TC, hence it is she who has committed a crime which involves the school which has given admission without TC. 

You have preferred an appeal against the order of the lower court however there is no stay order on the orders passed by the lower court, so there is no commission of any offence by your wife as far as this court order is concerned.

Getting the child admitted to a school without a TC is a private matter which may have to dealt with privately without involving anything in this case.

Therefore no application in this regard may be entertained by court, however you may discuss wth your advocate on this properly before taking any decision on this.

 

No FIR is also maintainable, however you can question the authority of the school to admit a child without TC from previous school, if they fail to give any reason or explanation then you may escalate the matter before the educational authorities of the district for proper action.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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Your issue is nothing but a an offence committed by yor wife in this regard, hence an action against her  and also against the school authorities which got the child admitted without TC is maintainable, for which you may initiate steps properly which would be more effective instead getting stranded in the court over this issue,.

The court will take its own time sometimes it may be even a year also to conclude on this.

Therefore for immediate solution you may initiate action which would be more proper and need of the hour.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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  1. Absolutely not, we can’t say that TC has no relevance at all.
  2. When there has been a rule in every school a per the norms of the schools administrative act, then there is no question of allowing the schools to issue the TC without having the signature of both the parents.
  3. In fact, only if there is a word specifically not mentioned in the custody order by court to one parent as “no permission from other parent”, it is illegal to allow the same.
  4. You should write a representation tot the schools authority and wait some days, if no reply then file a Writ in Hon’ble High Court of Delhi seeking immediate intervention of court in it.

Sanjay Baniwal
Advocate, South Delhi
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