Shishu Sachintan Educational Society Mohali v. Central Board of Education and Another
Writ Petition – Refund of late fee – CBSE registration of class IX/XI candidates, session 2024-25
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, CWP-12337-2025 (O&M), decided 02.05.2025 by Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. Shishu Suchintan Educational Society, Mohali vs Central Board of Education (CBSE) & Anr. Challenge to late fee levied by CBSE (respondent No. 2) for class IX and XI candidate registration, session 2024-25; refund sought on ground of lack of jurisdiction. Registration without late fee permitted only up to 16.10.2024 per Annexure P-2 (dated 11.09.2024); institution registered late, so late fee upheld as neither arbitrary nor illegal. Petition dismissed in limine; no refund ordered; no amounts quantified in the judgment; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
As per the schedule in the Annexure attached to the registration data (Annexure P-2, dated 11.09.2024), registration for class IXth and XIth for session 2024-25 could be done without late fee only up to 16.10.2024, and it is a conceded position that the petitioner-institution did not complete registration by that date.