India, Dec. 13 -- The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has issued a notice to the principal of a school in Khadki for allegedly asking a 14-year-old girl who suffers from a heart condition to leave the institute despite repeated requests from her family, officials said on Friday.

According to the complaint submitted by the family to NCSC and Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) on December 9, the girl has undergone two major heart surgeries in the past. Health complications forced her to be on medical leave for three months with parents updating the school about her illnesses.

"As per the school's advice, she did not appear for the mid-term exams. In October, the school administration visit...