MOHD ASHQIN vs THE PRINCIPAL DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL AND ANR

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$~73 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on 07.05.2025 + W.P.(C) 4201/2025 MOHD ASHQIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Narendra Kumar Upadhyay and Mr. Sanjay Singh, Advocates. versus THE PRINCIPAL DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shanti Prakash, Library Assistant from the School CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J (ORAL) CM APPL. 19460/2025 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 4201/2025 and CM APPL. 19461/2025 3. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking following reliefs: “a. Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ in favour of the petitioners and against the respondent thereby directing the respondent especially respondent no.1/school to allow the provisional admission to the ward of the petitioner namely Mohd Arsh in class NURSERY/PRE-SCHOOL under EWS/DG/CWSN category in the academic session 2024-25 in Signature Not Verified the said school without any further delay.” Digitally Signed By:DEEPAK SINGH Signing Date:10.05.2025 17:04:27 W.P.(C) 4201/2025 Page 1 of 5 4. The case set out by petitioner in the present petition is that petitioner applied for admission of his son under the EWS/DG/CWSN category pursuant to the circular dated 26.04.2024 issued by respondent no.2/DOE for admission under the said category in entry level class for the academic session 2024-25. 5. Respondent no.2/DOE declared the result of draw of lots, in which the petitioner’s son was successful and was allotted a seat in respondent no.1/School. Petitioner visited the respondent no.1/School with the allotment letter, but despite several visits, the request of the petitioner was not acceded to. Accordingly, petitioner was constrained to a