HC seeks Delhi govt reply on land owners' plea to transfer ownership to State to build school

Delhi High Court Wednesday sought response of Delhi government on a 'unique' plea by a land's owners who are willing to transfer ir ownership of land to State to build a school on it.

Justice Prathiba M Singh said since petitioners have come up with a unique prayer where y wish to give ir right in a private land to government, authorities shall consider plea expeditiously.

high court listed matter for furr hearing on April 30.

petition filed by two sons and a daughter of one Mansa Ram said y are willing to transfer ownership of land measuring 5000 sq yards in north east Delhi’s Karawal Nagar to Delhi government to build a school.vocate Ashok Agarwal, representing petitioners, said y h sent a request letter to government in June 2019 to transfer ownership of land from m to State but unfortunately authorities are just sitting over it.Mansa Ram died in 2009 leaving behind his three children as legal heirs.

plea said as land is lying vacant, it is being misused by anti-social elements of area and petitioners want to transfer ownership of land unconditionally to government to build a multi-storey senior secondary school re.

“re is an urgent need for a government school in area as it is densely populated. A number of students want to shift from private schools to government schools as parents particularly during pandemic are unable to pay children school fees,” it said.

counsel said such inactions are b in law as it violates right to education of thousands of students of Karawal Nagar who wish to get mitted in government school as guaranteed under Constitution.