Delhi High Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking job-oriented courses in educational institutions

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the government to evolve a policy to have job-oriented courses in educational institutions.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that this was a policy decision and no directions to this effect can be issued under the Court's writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution.

“Though we do not intend to make any observation on the prayer, we find it essential to note that the policy relating to education which is in vogue currently does have various provisions where vocational training both in government and private sectors is available,” the Court added.

It then asked the petitioner, Sunil Kumar Sharma, to represent his case before the government.

"The entire writ petition, as a matter of fact, appears to be in the form of certain suggestions and accordingly adjudication of the prayers made in the petition is not possible by the Court," the Bench said.

The Court added that the government should attend to Sharma's grievances and take an appropriate decision, which shall also be communicated to him.