AGRASEN PARENTS ASSOCIATION vs MAHARAJA AGRASEN MODEL SCHOOL AND ANR

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$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on: 24.07.2025 + W.P.(C) 2567/2025 AGRASEN PARENTS ASSOCIATION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anjani Kumar Mishra, Mr. Aditya, Mr. Kailash Kumar Jha, Mr. Vipin Kumar and Ms. Pralika Chakraborty, Advs. versus MAHARAJA AGRASEN MODEL SCHOOL AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Pramod Gupta, Ms. Deepakshi Bhalla, Mr. Umang Dixit and Ms. Himanshi, Advs. for R-1. Ms. Avni Singh, Adv. for GNCTD. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J CM APPL. 18333/2025 (by the petitioner under Section 151 CPC seeking directions) 1. The present application has been filed by the petitioner association alleging that respondent no.1 i.e. Maharaja Agrasen Model School [hereafter the ‘School’] vide letter dated 22.03.2025, has denied education and other facilities to students who have not paid the increased school fees, although the students are stated to be regularly depositing the school fees as approved by the respondent no.2/Directorate of Education [hereafter ‘DoE’]. W.P.(C) 2567/2025 Page 1 of 12 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:DEEPAK SINGH Signing Date:24.07.2025 21:01:20 Therefore, the petitioner association is seeking direction to respondents to refrain from taking any coercive action against the students 2. On 04.04.2025, this Court had directed respondent no.1/School to permit the aggrieved students to attend the classes during the interregnum. The said interim direction is continuing till date. 3. Mr. Anjani Kumar Mishra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner submits that respondent no.1/School has been allotted land by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) at concessional rates, thereby obliging it to obtain prior approval from the DoE before increasing the school fees.