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State of Haryana and Others v. Haryana Progressive Schools Conference Regd and Ors.

Punjab & Haryana HC20 Aug 2025LPA/134/2021

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What is this about?

Batch disposal as 'not pressed'; Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; Letters Patent Appeals (LPA) dated 20.08.2025 by Harsimran Singh Sethi and Vikas Suri JJ.; appeals by/against State of Haryana and State of Punjab involving school associations and a parents' association; disposal in view of Hon'ble Supreme Court judgment in Civil Appeal No.1724 of 2021, Indian School, Jodhpur and another vs. State of Rajasthan and others (decided 03.05.2021); pending applications disposed; not reportable.

What did the court decide?

Appeals disposed of as not being pressed any further; pending applications disposed of; photocopy of the order to be placed on the files of the connected cases. ¶21

State of Haryana and Others Vs Haryana Progressive Schools Conference Regd and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Appeals disposed of as not being pressed any further; pending applications disposed of; photocopy of the order to be placed on the files of the connected cases.

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Issue for consideration

Whether, in view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No.1724 of 2021 (Indian School, Jodhpur and another vs. State of Rajasthan and others, decided on 03.05.2021), nothing survives in the present appeals and the same may be disposed of as not pressed.

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Court's answer

The joint submission of learned counsel for the appellants - that keeping in view the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No.1724 of 2021 (Indian School, Jodhpur and another vs. State of Rajasthan and others, decided on 03.05.2021) nothing survives in the present appeals - was accepted, and the appeals were ordered to be disposed of as not being pressed any further.

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Ratio / Principle

Pending applications also stand disposed of.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Oral order of the Division Bench (Harsimran Singh Sethi and Vikas Suri, JJ.), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, dated 20.08.2025, disposing of a batch of seventeen Letters Patent Appeals - LPA-134-2021, LPA-188-2021, LPA-189-2021 and LPA-411, 413, 414, 415, 419, 420, 421, 448, 449, 620, 632, 646, 798, 813 of 2020 (O&M) - involving the States of Haryana and Punjab on one side and school associations/a parents' association on the other. Upon the joint submission of learned counsel for the appellants that, in view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No.1724 of 2021 (Indian School, Jodhpur and another vs. State of Rajasthan and others, decided on 03.05.2021), nothing survives in the present appeals, the appeals were disposed of as not being pressed any further. Pending applications were also disposed of, and photocopy of the order was directed to be placed on the files of the connected cases. Registry annotations: speaking/reasoned - Yes; reportable - No.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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221	Date of Decision: 20.08.2025
(1)	LPA-134-2021 (O&M)
STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS Versus	...Appellants
HARYANA PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLS C ORS	ONFERENCE REGD AND ...Respondents
(2)	LPA-188-2021 (O&M)
STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS Versus	...Appellants
KARNAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASS	OCIATION ...Respondent
(3)	LPA-189-2021 (O&M)
STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS Versus	...Appellants
NISA EDUCATION	...Respondent
(4)	LPA-411-2020 (O&M)
ALL SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION Versus	...Appellant
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS	...Respondents
(5)	LPA-413-2020 (O&M)
LAKHWINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER Versus	...Appellants
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATIO AND OTHERS	N CHANDIGARH (REGD) ...Respondents
(6)	LPA-414-2020 (O&M)
SATNAM SINGH Versus	...Appellant
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS	...Respondents

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HARISH KUMAR 2025.08.25 10:23 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

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LPA-134-2021 (O&M) & connected cases	(2)
(7)	LPA-415-2020 (O&M)
SALEEM AHMED Versus	...Appellant
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS (8)	...Respondents LPA-419-2020 (O&M)
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS Versus	...Appellants
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELFARE ASSOCIA	TION AND OTHERS ...Respondents
(9)	LPA-420-2020 (O&M)
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS Versus	...Appellants
THE RECOGNIZED AND AFFILIATED RASA	SCHOOL ASSOCIATION ...Respondent
(10)	LPA-421-2020 (O&M)
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS Versus	...Appellants
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATI	ON CHD REGD AND ORS. ...Respondents
(11)	LPA-448-2020 (O&M)
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS Versus	...Appellants
JASWINDER RAM AND OTHERS	...Respondents
(12)	LPA-449-2020 (O&M)
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS Versus	...Appellants
DIKSHANT FOUNDATION AND ANOT	HER ...Respondents
(13)	LPA-620-2020 (O&M)
STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS Versus	...Appellants
SARV VIDYALYA SANGH HARYANA	...Respondents

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HARISH KUMAR 2025.08.25 10:23 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

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LPA-134-2021 (O&M) & connected cases (3) (14) LPA-632-2020 (O&M) INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION CHANDIGARH (REGD.) AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS ...Respondents (15) LPA-646-2020 (O&M) ASHISH KUMAR GARG AND ORS ...Appellants Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Respondents (16) LPA-798-2020 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus VANDEMATRAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST ...Respondents (17) LPA-813-2020 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus S.R. EDUCATION SOCIETY (REGD.) AND ORS ...Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI

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Present:Mr.Aashish Chopra, Sr. Advocate (through V.C.) assisted by Ms. Nitika Sharma, Advocate and Ms. Rupa Pathania, Advocate, for the respondents in LPA Nos.411, 413 to 415 & 421 of 2020; and for the appellants in LPA No.632 of 2020.

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Mr. Saurabh Girdhar, AAG, Haryana. Mr. Rahul Rampal, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. Chetan Sharma, Advocate, for the respondent(s) in LPA-798-2020. Mr.Puneet Mittal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Manav Bajaj, Advocate, for the respondent(s) in LPA-646-2020.

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HARISH KUMAR 2025.08.25 10:23 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

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LPA-134-2021 (O&M) & connected cases (4)

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(4)

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Mr. Rajat Khanna, Mr.Vijay Pratap Singh, and Mr. Vishal Saini, Advocates for respondent No.1 in LPA-620-2020 and LPA-134-2021.

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Mr. Sunil Chadha, Senior Advocate with Ms. Devyani Sharma, Advocate, for the respondents LPA Nos.419 and 420 of 2020.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (ORAL)

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Learned counsel for the appellants jointly submit that keeping

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in view the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No.1724 of 2021, titled as Indian School, Jodhpur and another vs.

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State of Rajasthan and others , decided on 03.05.2021, nothing survives in the present appeals and therefore, the same may kindly be disposed of as not

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being pressed any further.

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Ordered accordingly.

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Pending applications also stand disposed of.

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Photocopy of this order be placed on the files of connected

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cases.

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( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) JUDGE

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( VIKAS SURI ) August 20, 2025 JUDGE

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harish

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Whether speaking/reasoned Yes

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Whether reportable No

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HARISH KUMAR 2025.08.25 10:23 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

State of Haryana and Others v. Haryana Progressive Schools Conference Regd and Ors.

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