New Delhi, April 30 -- The Delhi government on Thursday assured the Delhi High Court that the process of distributing books to students of classes 1 to 8 in government schools would be completed before the commencement of the summer vacation.

During the hearing, the government submitted that "the tender process for the purpose of distribution has already been completed, substantial distribution has been done, and distribution of textbooks in all respects to all the students shall be complete before the commencement of the summer vacations."

The bench of Justice Sachin Datta was hearing a petition filed by the NGO Social Jurist, seeking initiation of a contempt petition against Delhi government's education secretary Sanjeev Ahuja. In its...