ORDER

Girish Agnihotri, J. (Oral). - Petitioner-Sita Grammar School (through Office Superintendent), has filed the present petition inter alia with a prayer for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 23.11.2020 bearing file No.SED-EDU303/44/2020-3EDU/107542/2020(l)(Annexure P-16) vide which, respondent No. 1-Department of School Education, Government of Punjab, has cancelled No Objection Certificate of the petitioner-School by way of a non-speaking order.

2. Records of the case show that this court, vide order dated 14.12.2020, issued notice of motion. The relevant extract of the order is reproduced hereunder:-

".....Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the brief facts which need to be noticed are that on 20.03.2020 (after completion of the previous academic year) respondent No.2 was admitted to 4th standard, however, on 21.03.2020 onwards, lockdown was declared due to COVID 19. The issue as to whether the schools are entitled to ask the students to deposit the fee for the new session was subject matter of writ petition CWP No.7409 of 2020. Vide order dated 30.06.2020, detailed directions were given and apart from the directions that schools