1. Petitioner - Ranjeet Public School was granted recognition for the years 2017-2018 to admit the students from Class Nursery to class 8th and permission to run class 9th & 10th by order dated 21.03.2017 by competent authority but thereafter by the impugned order dated 06.03.2018, District Education Officer, Raigarh has revoked that recognition leading to filing of this writ petition.

2. Shri Prakash Tiwari, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the impugned order passed by the District Education Officer, Raigarh is bad and unsustainable in law as second proviso to R.16(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Rules, 2010 (henceforth 'Rules, 2010') has not been complied with and, therefore, the impugned order is liable to be set aside.

3. Shri Minj, learned counsel for the State / respondent Nos. 1 to 4 would submit that the impugned order has been passed after obtaining the approval from the Collector and the matter has already been sent to the State Government for approval in accordance with law.

4. Shri Bakshi, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 5 would submit that the petitioner - School was not granted permission to run cla