HC rejects govt appeal in Plus Two case

Kochi: The High Court on Monday rejected the government's appeal against the judgement of a single bench in the Plus Two case.

The Court observed that there were no reasons, whatsoever, to intervene in the judgement made by the single bench and ordered that Plus Two batches must be allotted to schools recommended by the Higher Secondary Education Director and as directed by the High Court.

A single judge had on August 18 directed that only schools recommended by six-member expert committee, which had received approval of the Higher secondary Education Director, be given sanction to start plus two courses and additional batches this year.

Challenging this verdict, government filed appeals stating that 14,250 seats from 225 batches would be lost and about 81,000 students denied plus two courses by the order. The government claimed that policy has to be upheld for the better interest of the student community which is awaiting admission to plus two courses.

The division bench had criticised the government action in overriding the directions of the High Court in the name of policy.