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Master Aarav through His Mother v. Directorate of Education & Anr.

Delhi HC26 Nov 2025W.P.(C)/17672/2025

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W.P.(C) 16705/2025 & CM APPL. 68586/2025 and W.P.(C) 17672/2025 & CM APPL. 72999/2025, High Court of Delhi, Jyoti Singh, J., 26.11.2025; nursery/pre-school admission academic session 2025-2026; Maxfort Public School; Directorate of Education; Article 226; statement of counsel on instructions; without prejudice to W.P.(C) 14037/2024; direction to approach Principal by 01.12.2025; disposal of writ petitions and pending applications; exemption applications allowed.

What did the court decide?

Admission of the Petitioners in Nursery/Pre-school for academic session 2025-2026 pursuant to the statement of counsel for Respondent No.2/School; Petitioners to approach the Principal on or before 01.12.2025 at 09:30 AM for completion of necessary formalities. ¶30

Master Aarav through His Mother Vs Directorate of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether Respondent No. 2/Maxfort Public School should be directed to admit/enroll the Petitioners in the allotted classes (Nursery/Pre-school) for the academic session 2025-2026.

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Court's answer

The Court recorded the statement of learned counsel for Respondent No.2/School, on instructions and without prejudice to the legal issues raised in W.P.(C) 14037/2024, that the Petitioners will be given admission in nursery/pre-school.

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Ratio / Principle

Exemption applications (CM APPL. 68585/2025 in W.P.(C) 16705/2025 and CM APPL. 72998/2025 in W.P.(C) 17672/2025) were allowed subject to all just exceptions and stood disposed of.

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Key takeaways

The Petitioners were directed to approach the Principal of the school on or before 01.12.2025 at 09:30 AM for completion of necessary formalities.ratio¶29
Both writ petitions, along with the pending applications, were disposed of in the aforesaid terms.ratio¶30

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Delhi High Court (Jyoti Singh, J.) disposed of two writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India filed through parents (Baby Ishika and Master Aarav) seeking directions to Respondent No. 2/Maxfort Public School to admit/enroll them in Nursery/Pre-school for academic session 2025-2026. Counsel for the School, on instructions and without prejudice to the legal issues raised in W.P.(C) 14037/2024, stated that the Petitioners would be given admission in nursery/pre-school. The Petitioners were directed to approach the Principal on or before 01.12.2025 at 09:30 AM to complete formalities. Exemption applications were allowed subject to all just exceptions, and the writ petitions along with pending applications were disposed of accordingly.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 16705/2025 & CM APPL. 68586/2025

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BABY ISHIKA THROUGH HER FATHER .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Shivom Sethi and Mr. Srajan S. Kulshreshta, Advocates.

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versus

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DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents

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Through: Mr. Abhinav Singh and Ms. Bharti Yadav, Advocates for R-1/DoE.

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Ms. Shikha Sharma Bagga, Advocate for R-2.

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- W.P.(C) 17672/2025 & CM APPL. 72999/2025

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MASTER AARAV THROUGH HIS MOTHER .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Shivom Sethi and Mr. Srajan S. Kulshreshta, Advocates.

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versus

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DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Abhinav Singh and Ms. Bharti Yadav, Advocates for R-1/DoE.

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Ms. Shikha Sharma Bagga, Advocate for R-2.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

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% 26.11.2025

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CM APPL. 68585/2025 (Exemption) in W.P.(C) 16705/2025 CM APPL. 72998/2025 (Exemption) in W.P.(C) 17672/2025

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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Applications stand disposed of.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/11/2025 at 15:29:47

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W.P.(C) 16705/2025 and connected matter Page 1 of 2

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This is a digitally signed order.

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W.P.(C) 16705/2025 & CM APPL. 68586/2025 W.P.(C) 17672/2025 & CM APPL. 72999/2025

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These writ petitions are filed by the Petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking directions to Respondent No. 2/Maxfort Public School to admit/enroll the Petitioners in the allotted classes (Nursery/Pre-school) for the academic session 2025-2026.

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Ms. Shikha, learned counsel for Respondent No.2/School, on instructions, without prejudice to the legal issues raised in W.P.(C) 14037/2024, submits that the Petitioners will be given admission in nursery/pre-school.

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Let the Petitioners approach the Principal of the school on or before 01.12.2025 at 09:30 AM, for completion of necessary formalities.

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Writ petitions along with the pending applications are disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

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JYOTI SINGH, J

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NOVEMBER 26, 2025/AK/RW

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W.P.(C) 16705/2025 and connected matter Page 2 of 2

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/11/2025 at 15:29:47

Master Aarav through His Mother v. Directorate of Education & Anr.

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