ST ANTHONYS BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL vs DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on 08.05.2025 W.P.(C) 12957/2024 ST ANTHONYS BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Romy Chacko, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sachin Singh Dalal, Mr. Akshat Singh, Advocates. versus DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC with Mr. N.K. Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam, Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J (ORAL) CM APPL. 28105/2025 (for directions) The petitioner has filed this application for permission to proceed with a recruitment process, which is the subject matter of the writ petition. Since the issue involved in the application would dispose of the writ petition, the application is allowed, and the writ petition itself is taken on Board with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. W.P.(C) 12957/2024 1. The petitioner – St. Anthony’s Boys’ Secondary School [“the School”] has challenged a memorandum issued by respondent No. 1 – Directorate of Education [“DoE”] dated 03.08.2024, directing it to 2. The petitioner is an aided minority school, as certified by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutio