SHILLONG: High Court of Meghalaya has asked the state education department to close down those institutions which do not have proper affiliation and are not running in accordance with law.
While disposing of the case related to Kalpataru Academy, Judge SR Sen in his order on Wednesday said that the certificates issued by the Kalpataru Academy are not valid, since they have no affiliation to a recognized Board established by the Government of India.
The Kalpataru Academy was affiliated with the Board of Higher Secondary School Education, Delhi which was not recognised by the Centre.
According to the Court, the Board of Higher Secondary School Education, Delhi is fake and fraudulent. Hence, the Board has no authority to affiliate any school or college under its domain.
However, the Court asked the education department to allow the students of the Academy to complete their examinations.
“The students who are currently studying in any fake institution should be given admission to different recognised schools; otherwise the affected students will unnecessarily suffer”, the Court said.
The Court also ordered the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, to seal and shut down the Board of Higher Secondary School Education, Delhi and other fake and fraudulent institutions or boards throughout the country, “Otherwise innocent students will continue to fall prey, as in the present case”.
The Principal Secretary, Education Department, DP Wahlang present before the Court suggested that to save the career of those affected students, the government would arrange a special examination towards the last week of November this year.
Hence, the Education Department was directed by the Court to conduct a special examination for those students who have completed their education from Kalpataru Academy.
The Court said that the students who are interested to sit for the examination can apply to the MBoSE office at Shillong on or before October 15 and the Education Department was also directed to provide a syllabus, so that they can prepare for the examination in a proper manner.
The Court also said that in order to streamline the education system and to save the students from fake Boards, schools and colleges, the Education Department should take all necessary steps to check whether private schools and colleges are recognised and the certificates issued by them will be considered for all purposes.
“Those institutions which do not have proper affiliation and are not running in accordance with law need to be closed. The students who are currently studying in any fake institution should be given admission to different recognised schools; otherwise the affected students will unnecessarily suffer”, the order said.
