A school challenged CBSE's withdrawal of its provisional senior secondary affiliation following a surprise inspection that found inflated student enrolment and absent teachers. The court found salary records irregular and the cited precedents distinguishable, and dismissed the writ petition.
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CENTRAL PUBLIC ACADEMY THROUGH ITS ADMINISTRATOR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. U.S Gautam,Mr. Shubham Shukla, Mr. Prabhanshu,Mr. Tarun Kumar, Mr. Ishu Sharma, Ms. Anu Madhan, Advs.
versus
CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
.....Respondent Through: Mr. M.A. Niyazi Adv. Standing Counsel for CBSE With Ms. Anamika Ghai Niyazi Adv., Ms. Kirti Kumari Adv., Ms. Nehmat Sethi Adv., Mr. Adnan Ashfaq Naqash Adv.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH O R D E R
% 07.04.2026
CM APPL. 19623/2026
Exemptions granted, subject to all just exceptions.
The application is disposed of.
W.P.(C) 4010/2026
“a. Set aside or quash the impugned order dated 26.02.2026 passed by the CBSE At New Delhi Authorities; AND b. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ against the respondent restore affiliation of the petitioner school;
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c. Pass an order thereby directing the Respondent to reinspection of petitioner’s school as per Rules/ Law, if required as petitioner’s school had completed all the necessary compliance as required as of now under such terms and conditions as this Hon’ble court may deem fit, ...”
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This is a digitally signed order.
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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 20/04/2026 at 14:05:54
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 20/04/2026 at 14:05:54
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 20/04/2026 at 14:05:54
This is a digitally signed order.
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during the period March 2025 to August 2025, without any corresponding evidence of salary credits into the bank accounts of the 84 teachers. This raises serious doubts regarding the genuineness of the claim of employment and payment of salaries.
JASMEET SINGH, J
APRIL 7, 2026/AS
(Corrected and released on 17.04.2026)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the CBSE's order withdrawing the school's provisional affiliation for Senior Secondary level should be quashed.
Whether precedents relied on by the petitioner, where inspection was directed, applied on these facts.
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
Central Public Academy through its Administrator
Central Board of Secondary Education
Jasmeet Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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