India, June 15 -- The Supreme Court on issued notice to the Centre and the Punjab government on a petition alleging non-implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 in the state.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana sought responses on the plea, which claimed that the mandatory provision requiring private schools to admit at least 25% children from economically weaker and disadvantaged sections in Class 1 was not being properly enforced in Punjab.

The petitioner, appearing in person, alleged that the provisions of the RTE Act have not been effectively implemented in the state for nearly 15 years. He also cited a 2012 Supreme Court judgment that upheld the constituti...