G.D. SONI DAV SR. SECONDARY SCHOOL vs DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION & ANR

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on: 28.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 4476/2017, CM APPL. 19526/2017 & CM APPL. 19750/2022 G.D. SONI DAV SR. SECONDARY SCHOOL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Alok Kumar, Sr. Adv. with Dr. Surat Singh, Mr. Mayank Yadav, Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Mr. Tejaswin Suri, Mr. Varun Maheshwari, Mr. Manan Soni, Mr. Devvrat Sharma and Mr. Siddhant, Advs. versus DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION & ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anubhav Gupta, Adv. for DoE. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J 1. By way of present writ petition, the petitioner assails the impugned order dated 02.12.2016 whereby the representation of the petitioner for demolition and reconstruction of the school building and conversion it into an unaided institution, was rejected on the ground that the proposal submitted by the petitioner does not appear to be in the interest of the institute, students and staff. The challenge has also been laid to the order dated 09.05.2017 whereby the request of the petitioner school for not admitting new students was rejected. Further, prayer has been made to restrain the respondents from taking any coercive action, citing violations of Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:DEEPAK SINGH W.P.(C) 4476/2017 Page 1 of 21 Signing Date:30.08.2025 06:20:40 their fundamental rights under Articles 14, 16, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India. 2. The case set out in the present petition is that the petitioner is a Senior Secondary School, located at Pusa Road, New Delhi. Presently, the school operates as a government-aided institution, receiving 95% financial assistance from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi. 3. In 1961, the land in question was allotted to the Dayanand Anglo Vedic High School Shahpur City Trust & Managem