new delhi on tuesday atishi the education minister of delhi filed a petition in the high court of delhi she requested the court to direct the central government to make a decision regarding the necessary clearances required for her official visit to the united kingdom uk next weekthe petition states that atishi in her official capacity has received an invitation from cambridge university to speak at a conference titled india at 100 towards becoming a global leader the conference is scheduled to take place on june 15 the hearing for the petition is expected to occur on wednesdaythe proposed visit atishis petition said is significant for delhis governance as it will allow the city government to showcase the leaps made in areas of education health and urban developmentany further delay in granting clearance to the visit would render the purpose infructuous it saidthe petition filed through lawyers hrishika jain aman naqvi and bharat gupta has argued that restricting the petitioners right to travel abroad on a discretionary basis impinges on her personal libertyit also contended that requiring constitutional functionaries and ministers in state government to seek the centres political clearance for travelling abroad violates the dignity and independence of a constitutional officethe plea stated while the delhi government accorded administrative clearance for travel last month the central government has only been responding with queries and clarification after the lieutenantgovernor forwarded the proposal to it thus delaying the whole process including applying for a visathe proposal was forwarded to the central government authorities for processing of further clearance it has been more than 10 days now and no clearance has yet been issued to herin the present matter the respondents nondecision on the matter till 06062023 has left only eight days for all further formalities and visa approval serving in effect as an arbitrary nondecision of the proposed visit the plea saidthe petition claimed that the petitioner has arranged multiple visits to primary schools in the uk to ensure that delhis children gain from best practices in primary school education abroad and that the trip would be crucial for a for exchanging ideas on improving urban governance and showcasing delhis own progress in urban designit further contended that delay in granting travel clearances violates the right to privacy