level, i.e., Pre Primary Schools. The students studying in those schools then get admitted in the same school at Class-I level or may even shift to another school. While the Act necessarily requires 25% admission of the children from the marginalized society at Class-I level, who continue to study upto the age of 14 years. It also recognizes that children are being admitted at the lower level, i.e., before Class-I by such schools. Thus, if a student coming from the marginalized and weaker section of the society is not allowed to be admitted at the Pre Primary level, he/she would not be able to compete and reach the same stage as those who are admitted with them at Class-I level. 43. Therefore, we are of the view that the circular issued by the State subsequently allowing admission at the Pre Primary level apart from at Class-I level is the correct approach. We further notice that learned Single Judge has reduced the level of admission only to one year, i.e., PP3 level apart from Class-I. However, we are of the considered view that if the students are being admitted at PP1, PP2 and PP3 levels, the State department has to proceed for admitting 25% students at the first initial stage of school admission whether it is PP1, PP2 and PP3. Once 25% students from the marginalized and weaker sections of the society have been admitted in the schools at any of the levels and thereafter come to Class-I, the concerned respective schools need not again admit 25% students separately. However, if the percentage of children coming from marginalized and weaker sections of the society is found to be less than 25% at Class-I level, the concerned school would be bound to admit additional students from marginalized communities so that at the level of
