C/M Awadh Academy Jahagirabad, Barabanki Thru. Manager Avadhesh Kumar Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy., Basic Education Deptt., Lko. and 8 Others
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Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT - C No. 534 of 2025, decided 21.1.2025 by Manish Mathur, J.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:3670. Petitioner: C/M Awadh Academy Jahagirabad, Barabanki through Manager Avadhesh Kumar Verma (counsel: Durgesh Kumar Singh; Prabhakar Pandey); Respondents: State of U.P. through Addl. Chief Secy., Basic Education Deptt., Lucknow and 8 Others (C.S.C.). Subjects: alleged illegal seizure of school; collapse of first-floor portion on 23.08.2024 at 07.30 A.M. injuring at least 28 children; Committee report dated 13.09.2024; show cause notice dated 23.08.2024 for revocation of recognition; security and fire-safety lapses; directions in Public Interest Litigation No. 3436 of 2020; State written instructions dated 16.01.2025. Held: no order for seizing the school property existed per the State's instructions; authorities directed to immediately restore school property to the management, subject to abiding by any final decision taken in accordance with law. Disposition: petition allowed at the admission stage itself; parties to bear own costs.