Chandigarh, June 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that 37 private unaided schools, which have been operational before 1996, are liable to be reimbursed fully by the Chandigarh administration for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009.

The court also held that unaided private schools, opened after a 1996 scheme, can charge a "nominal fee" from students who were admitted against 15% seats kept reserved under the scheme, which has to be paid by the administration. These schools would also get full reimbursement for the remaining 10% admissions, as applicable under the RTE Act. The court also quashed UT administration's order to derecognise St Kabir Public School and...