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Harshit Gupta through Guardian v. Delhi Public School Rohini through Principal & Ors.

Delhi HC8 Jan 2026W.P.(C)/243/2025

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Delhi High Court, Jasmeet Singh, order dated 08.01.2026 disposing of W.P.(C) 243/2025 and W.P.(C) 330/2025 (Harshit Gupta and Hardik Gupta through guardians) against Delhi Public School Rohini as infructuous after grant of transfer certificate; petitioners' undertaking to pay enhanced fee if Coordinate Bench (connected matter, judgment reserved) holds it payable; affidavit to be filed within two weeks; no statutory or precedent citations; single-judge dispositional order.

What did the court decide?

Both writ petitions disposed of as infructuous; petitioners to file an affidavit within two weeks affirming their undertaking to pay any enhanced fee found due and payable to the respondent school, pending the Coordinate Bench decision in a connected matter. ¶18

Harshit Gupta through Guardian Vs Delhi Public School Rohini through Principal & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner-students are liable to pay enhanced fees to the respondent school — the same issue urged in these petitions remains pending adjudication before a Coordinate Bench in a connected matter where judgment has been reserved.

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Ratio / Principle

With the transfer certificate having been granted by respondent No. 1 and counsel stating the petitions had become infructuous, the Court disposed of both writ petitions in the terms recorded in the order.

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Key takeaways

The Court recorded the petitioners' undertaking that in case enhanced fee is found due and payable to the respondent school the same shall be paid, with counsel committing that payment would follow if the Coordinate Bench in a connected matter decides the respondent school is entitled to enhanced fee.ratio¶14
The Court directed that an affidavit in respect of the undertaking be filed within two weeks, with a copy to the learned counsel for the respondent school.ratio¶17

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On 08.01.2026 the Delhi High Court (Jasmeet Singh, J.) disposed of two writ petitions — W.P.(C) 243/2025 (Harshit Gupta through guardian) and W.P.(C) 330/2025 (Hardik Gupta through guardian) against Delhi Public School Rohini through Principal & Ors. — counsel for the petitioners reporting that respondent No. 1 had granted the transfer certificate and that the petitions had become infructuous. The Court recorded the petitioners' undertaking that any enhanced fee found due and payable to the respondent school shall be paid; noted that a petition urging a similar issue was pending adjudication before a Coordinate Bench with judgment reserved; and directed an affidavit within two weeks confirming the undertaking, with a copy to the school's counsel. No statutes or precedents are cited and no monetary figure is stated.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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W.P.(C) 243/2025, CM APPL. 1158/2025, CM APPL. 1159/2025 HARSHIT GUPTA THROUGH GUARDIAN .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Shalaka Garg, Mr. Rishabh Dua & Mr. Harikesh Anirudhan, Advs.

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versus

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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL ROHINI THROUGH PRINCIPAL & ORS. .....Respondents Through:

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29 + W.P.(C) 330/2025, CM APPL. 1552/2025, CM APPL. 1553/2025 HARDIK GUPTA THROUGH GUARDIAN .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Shalaka Garg, Mr. Rishabh Dua & Mr. Harikesh Anirudhan, Advs.

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versus

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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL ROHINI THROUGH PRINCIPAL & ORS. .....Respondents Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

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O R D E R

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% 08.01.2026

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Ms. Garg, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the transfer certificate is granted by the respondent No. 1, therefore, she does not press the present petitions and states that they have become infructuous.

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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 17/01/2026 at 13:38:35

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However, there is an undertaking given by the petitioners stating that in case enhanced fee is found due and payable to the respondent school, the same shall be paid.

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A petition urging similar issue is pending adjudication before a Coordinate Bench and the judgment has been reserved in that matter.

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Ms. Garg, learned counsel states that in case the coordinate bench in a connected matter decides that the respondent school is entitled to enhanced fee, the petitioner shall pay the same.

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An affidavit in this regard be filed within 2 weeks from today with a copy to the learned counsel for the respondent school.

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The petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms.

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JASMEET SINGH, J

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JANUARY 8, 2026/sp

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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 17/01/2026 at 13:38:35

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