JUDGMENT :

1. Heard learned advocate Mr. Sudhanshu A. Jha for the petitioner, learned advocate Mr. Meet Shah for learned advocate Mr. A.D. Oza and learned Assistant Government Pleader Mr. Ishan Joshi for respondent-State.

2. By this petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 29.2.2020 passed by the Additional Secretary (Secondary Education) (In-charge), Education department of the State of Gujarat in the appeal preferred by the petitioner.

3. The petitioner is a registered trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 and is engaged in educational and social activities. The petitioner was running a school by name “Uttar Buniyadi Shala” in Karanpur village, Taluka Balashinor, District Mahisagar. The petitioner was receiving grant for running the school and according to the petitioner, there was only one school in Karanpur village wherein the students from schedule tribe community and other communities were studying in the said village.

4. According to the petitioner, due to disputes among the trustees, an application was made before the District Education Officer, District Mahisagar to close down the school. On coming to know a