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R.D. International School through Adminisatrtor v. Central Board of Secondary Education

Delhi HC16 Jul 2025W.P.(C)/9679/2025

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What is this about?

A school challenged CBSE's dis-affiliation and student-transfer orders and sought quashing of a show cause notice. The petitioner did not press the petition, seeking only that it be treated as a representation. The court disposed of it directing CBSE to decide the representation by a speaking order after personal hearing.

What did the court decide?

CBSE directed to treat petition as representation and dispose by speaking order within 10 days after personal hearing; no admissions for Class IX-XII till disposal.

R.D. International School through Adminisatrtor Vs… — Education and Admissions | Delhi HC (2025)

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$~24

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 9679/2025

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R.D. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL THROUGH ADMINISATRTOR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kirtiman Singh, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Yasharth Shukla, Mr. Naman Shukla and Mr. Taha Yasin, Advs.

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versus

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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION...Respondent Through: Mr. M.A. Niyazi, Standing Counsel with Ms. Anamika Ghai, Ms. Kirti Bhardwaj, Ms. Nehmat Sethi and Mr. Arquam Ali, Advs.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

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O R D E R

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% 16.07.2025

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CM APPL. No. 40634/2025 (exemption)

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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The application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(C) 9679/2025 and CM APPL. No. 40635/2025 (by the petitioner under Section 151 CPC seeking interim relief)

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The present petition has been filed by petitioner seeking following reliefs:

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“i. Issue a writ or direction in the nature of Certiorari and/or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction in the nature thereof to set aside the Show Cause Notice dated 13.09.2024 passed by the Respondent; and/or

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This is a digitally signed order. 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 17/07/2025 at 12:50:35

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ii. Issue a writ or direction in the nature of Certiorari and/or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction in the nature thereof setting aside the Order dated 05.11.2024 and 30.04.2025 passed by the Respondent dis-affiliating the Petitioner school; and/or

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iii. Issue a writ or direction in the nature of Certiorari and/or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction in the nature thereof setting aside the Order dated 19.02.2025 and 19.02.2025 passed by the Respondent transferring the students of the Petitioner school.”

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At the outset, Mr. Kirtiman Singh, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner submits that petitioner will not press the present petition any further if respondent treats the present petition as a representation and dispose of the same by a speaking order after affording personal hearing to petitioner.

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In view of the above, issue notice.

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Mr. M.A. Niyazi, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent/CBSE accepts notice.

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Having regard to the limited relief articulated by Mr. Kirtiman Singh, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the present petition with a direction to respondent/CBSE to treat the same as representation and dispose of the same by way of a speaking order within a period of 10 days from today, after affording personal hearing to petitioner. Ordered accordingly.

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It is made clear that petitioner/School will not take any new admissions for Class-IX to Class-XII till the disposal of its representation. 9. It is further clarified that nothing has been expressed on merits of the case nor the present order will create any special equities in favour of present petitioner.

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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 17/07/2025 at 12:50:35

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The respondent/CBSE will be at liberty to seek any further documents from petitioner/School, if deemed necessary, for deciding the abovesaid representation.

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The petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms. Consequently, the pending application also stands disposed of.

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A copy of this order be given dasti under signatures of Court Master.

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VIKAS MAHAJAN, J

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JULY 16, 2025 aj

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R.D. International School through Adminisatrtor v. Central Board of Secondary Education

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