50% school fees waiver PIL dismissed by HC as no School been made respondent

Dr. Binu Varghese Vs State of Maharashtra (Bombay High Court) Although relief has primarily been claimed against the schools, the management of not a single school has been impleaded as a respondent by the PIL petitioner. Obviously, granting the prayers of the PIL petition in the absence of the schools would amount to breach of principles of natural justice. We are conscious of the position in law that the Court may add the schools as respondents but no explanation has been furnished why the PIL petitioner did not implead at least some of them as respondents. This is one reason for declining i...