India, Aug. 6 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday constituted a committee of experts to assess whether an eight-year-old autistic girl is medically fit to be admitted to GD Goenka School or in institutes specially designed for children with special needs (CWSN).

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela ordered the formation of the committee after the school submitted that her studying alongside other students in the class could compromise their safety and will not be in their best interests.

Kamal Gupta, representing the school, showed a senior psychiatrist's July 17 report which recommended enrolling the girl in a school catering to CWSN.

On the other hand, the girl's mother, represented by advocate Ashok Agar...