$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on: 16^th March, 2023 + W.P.(C) 648/2023 & CM APPL. 2517/2023 SIRJEET KUMAR MINOR ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Naushad Alam & Mr.

Sandeep Kr. Pathak, Advocates (M:9899743251,email:naushad alamadv@gmail.com)

versus JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA MUNGESHPUR ..... Respondent Through: Mr. S. Rajappa, Mr. R. Gowri Shankar, Advocates (M:9810063946,email:advocate rajappa@gmail.com)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA [Physical Hearing/ Hybrid Hearing]

MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (ORAL):

1. The present petition has been filed by a minor through his father with prayer for setting aside and quashing the letter dated 11.01.2023 issued by the respondent to the father of the petitioner. By way of the said letter, admission of the petitioner in Class VI in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Mungeshpur was cancelled by the respondent on the ground that the petitioner was outside the district and thus, not entitled for admission in the said school.

2. As per the case of the petitioner, he belongs to a Scheduled Tribe (ST) category and belongs to economically and socially weaker Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 648/2023 Page 1 of 18 section of t