In the Court of State Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities
National
Capital Territory of Delhi
25-
D, Mata Sundari Road, Near Guru Nanak Eye Centre, New Delhi-2
[Vested with powers of Civil Court under the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,
2016]
Case No.
4/1243/2016-Wel./CD/ 3512-13 Dated:
26.12.2017
In the matter of:
Smt. Paramjeet Kaur
Sur,
E2/32,
Sector 15,
Rohini,
New Delhi-110089.
................ Petitioner
Versus
The Director,
Directorate of
Education,
Old
Secretariat, Delhi-110054 ………...…Respondent
ORDER
The
above named complainant, vide her complaint dated 19.04.2016 submitted that her
daughter Garima Singh Sur aged 25 years is a person with Autism with an IQ of
40%. She was studying at Kulachi Hansraj
Manovikas Kendra School, Ashok Vihar, Delhi.
She has been discontinued from the School as she had attained the age of
25 years.
2. The
complaint was taken up with the respondent, Directorate of Education vide
letter dated 06.05.2016. Vide letter
28.05.2016, the respondent submitted that the school is not a recognised
school/ public institution under Education Department, Govt. of NCT of
Delhi. As such no action was possible at
their end for redressal of the grievance of the complaint. The complainant may therefore, be advised to
approach the authority which had granted recognition to the said school (Kulachi
Hansraj Manovikas Kendra). The matter
was then taken up with the Director, Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of NCT
of Delhi vide letter dated 18.10.2016 and 28.11.2016 and meeting was held by
Dy. Commissioner with the school authorities and complainant on
20.01.2017. The representatives of the school
added that there was no policy for continuing such children beyond 25 years.
3. The
Dy. Commissioner contacted the complainant on 06.12.2017 regarding admission of
her daughter. She informed that her
daughter is studying in another school and also attending vocational training
classes. Kulachi Hansraj Manovikas
Kendra, Ashok Vihar has refused to continue her daughter in their school as per
the policy of the school. She also
requested to close the case.
4. In
view of the facts mentioned above, the case is closed and disposed off. However there is need to study the entry and
exit policy of such institutions and Department of Social Welfare needs to make
appropriate arrangements for education and training of children with
disabilities beyond the age of 18 years.
5. Given
under my hand and the seal of the Court this 26th day of December, 2017.
(T.D. Dhariyal )
State Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities
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