Many Schools Yet to Submit Transport Details as HC Hearing Nears; ₹50,000 Fine Warning in Place

Nagpur: With the next hearing scheduled on June 18, several schools in Nagpur district are yet to submit mandatory information sought by the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court regarding transport committees and vehicles used to ferry students.

Through orders issued on Feb 16, March 6 and March 17, the HC directed all primary, secondary and higher secondary schools to furnish records of transport committee meetings held over the past two years along with details of buses and other vehicles engaged in student transportation.

The directive covers schools affiliated with the State Board, CBSE, ICSE and other recognised boards across all mediums of instruction. Non-compliant institutions face a penalty of ₹50,000.

Divisional deputy director of education Dr Madhuri Savarkar has issued a public notice directing headmasters, principals and school managements across the district to submit the required information along with affidavits before the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court.

Education department officials said the court has sought details of transport committee meetings conducted during the last two years and a comprehensive list of vehicles used to transport students.

Officials also clarified that merely submitting documents to the school education department does not constitute compliance. Several schools have been approaching the department with the required papers, but the information must be filed before the high court in the prescribed format.