Delhi HC rules against complete smartphone ban in schools, calls for regulated usage guidelines

NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC recently ruled that imposing a complete ban on students using smartphones in schools is neither “practical nor desirable”. Instead, it suggested guidelines to regulate smartphone usage, emphasising their role in ensuring student safety and coordination with parents.

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani observed that technology has become an integral part of education, making an outright prohibition on smartphones unfeasible. “A complete ban on smartphones by students attending school is both undesirable and unworkable,” he stated.