New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea seeking to restrain private unaided schools in the city from forcing students from the economically weaker section (EWS) and disadvantaged group (DG) from buying high-priced private-publisher books and excessive school material. A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela sought responses from the Delhi government, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) in a plea filed by one Jasmit Singh Sahni, and scheduled the next hearing for November 12. "Issue notice. Let the respondents file their reply in four weeks. List on November 12," the court said in its order. The petition comes just days after the Council of Ministers, on May 10, approved the Directorate of Education's (DoE) proposal to shift from providing school uniforms, in kind, to offering financial assistance through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Citing "operational difficulties" in distributing uniforms directly, the revised approach will take effect from the 2025-26 academic session. According to the revised rates, notified on June 10, students in classes 1 to 5 will now receive Rs.1,250, those in classes 6 to 8 will receive Rs.1,500, and those in classes 9 to 12 will receive Rs.1,700. It will apply to students in government and aided schools, as well as to children from the EWS and DG categories, studying in private schools under the RTE and freeship quota....