PANJIM, March 24 -- Team Herald

The school academic year in Goa is unlikely to begin on April 1, since the government is yet to comply with notifying an amendment to the rules under Section 29 of the Goa School Education Act.

Disposing of the writ petition filed by Manuel Sidney Antao and seven others on the matter on Monday, the High Court of Bombay at Goa noted the government's statement that a new rule would be notified this week, facilitating the start of the academic year for students in classes 1 to 5 in June, while classes 6 to 10 and class 12 would commence in the second week of April.

Advocate Vivek Rodrigues, counsel for the petitioners, confirmed that the High Court's order aligned with the statement made by Advocate General...