Hyderabad, Nov. 7 -- The Telangana High Court has sought to know from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) what steps it has taken to address allegations that private schools affiliated with the board were pushing students towards exorbitantly priced books rather than the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks.

Justice NV Shravan Kumar was hearing a writ petition filed by a parent from Borabanda.

The petitioner's counsel, Vijay Gopal, also sought the court's intervention on the implementation of mandatory institutional mechanisms like school management committees, school governing bodies and parent-teacher associations in private schools, The Times of India reported.

Referring to CBSE affilia...