Chandigarh, July 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a response from the Punjab government on a plea demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged lapses in the implementation of Right to Education (RTE) provisions by private schools. The petition claims that private schools in Punjab were deliberately exempted from reserving seats for children from weaker sections, allegedly due to an "ulterior motive."

The division bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry has sought response from the Punjab government by September 22 on the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the KS Raju Legal Trust.

The plea challenges Rule 7(4) of the Punjab Right to Education Rules, 2011, arguing that it...