Supreme Court Petition Challenges Early Admission Practices in Private Schools

Kathmandu. A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding an immediate halt to the admission process initiated by private schools for the new academic session before the completion of annual examinations, which violates existing regulations. The petition was filed by Ayush Badal and Akash Dhakal, students at the Kathmandu University School of Law. The hearing for the case is scheduled for Chait 20.The petition names the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, PABSON, N-PABSON, and the local governments of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur as defendants.According to the...