St Martins Diocesan School vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi

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DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATHIBA M.SINGH
St Martins Diocesan School – Appellant
Versus
Govt. of NCT of Delhi – Respondent

Table of Content
1. qualifications for school managers prescribed. (Para 3)
2. minority institutions exempt from management approval. (Para 4 , 5)
3. constitution allows regulation of minority institutions. (Para 6 , 7)
4. court's interim order on coercive actions. (Para 8 , 9)
5. next steps and timeline for filing responses. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)

JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

CM APPL. 54918/2022 (for exemption)

2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application is disposed of.

W.P.(C) 17273/2022 & CM APPL. 54917/2022

3. The present petition has been preferred by St. Martin's Diocesan School/Petitioner No.1 and Somerville School/Petitioner No.3 (hereinafter collectively "Schools"), along with their respective Managers/Petitioner Nos. 2&4. Both these Schools are unaided minority institutions. They are aggrieved by the fact that the qualification for Managers of the schools is being prescribed in an indirect manner by the Directorate of Education, GNCTD (hereinafter "DOE") by applying Circular No.DDE/Act/15/2004/9012-9062 dated 24th November, 2004 issued by DOE, along with Order No.F.2(162)/Comp/DMC/2022/3580-3583 dat

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DELHI HIGH COURTPRATHIBA M.SINGHSt Martins Diocesan School – AppellantVersusGovt. of NCT of Delhi – Respondent

DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATHIBA M.SINGH
St Martins Diocesan School – Appellant
Versus
Govt. of NCT of Delhi – Respondent