<p>During the hearing of a petition by the Minority Schools Managements Federation (MSMF), which had challenged the recent circular directing all the educational institutions from Standard I to X to procure textbooks from the Karnataka Text Books Society, the State in its memo denied the allegations that it is pressurising the school managements to purchase texts from it. The petitioners had contended that a circular directed them to procure text books by paying a demand draft on or before February 28.</p>
<p>During the hearing of a petition by the Minority Schools Managements Federation (MSMF), which had challenged the recent circular directing all the educational institutions from Standard I to X to procure textbooks from the Karnataka Text Books Society, the State in its memo denied the allegations that it is pressurising the school managements to purchase texts from it. The petitioners had contended that a circular directed them to procure text books by paying a demand draft on or before February 28.</p>
