India, April 8 -- The Bombay High Court has stayed notices issued by several zilla parishads compelling students of special schools for the physically disabled to be transferred to regular schools.

A division bench of justices Ravindra Ghuge and Abhay Mantri passed the order last week after hearing a petition filed by Namdevrao Mohol Vidya and Krida Pratishthan, an educational trust in Pune that runs one such special school, challenging a notice issued to it by the local zilla parishad.

The notice was issued following a directive from Maharashtra's Divyang Welfare Department in February based on the inclusive education provision under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. HT had reported on the concerns raised by parents, t...