* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment Reserved on: 27.02.2026 % Judgment Delivered on: 28.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 122/2026 ACTION COMMITTEE UNAIDED RECOGNISED PRIVATE SCHOOLS .....Petitioner Versus HONBLE LT. GOVERNOR & ANR. .....Respondents AND + W.P.(C) 1824/2026 THE FORUM OF MINORITY SCHOOLS .....Petitioner Versus LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents AND + W.P.(C) 1845/2026 FORUM FOR PROMOTION OF QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL .....Petitioner Versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents AND + W.P.(C) 1908/2026 & CM APPL. 12571/2026 DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL SOCIETY .....Petitioner Versus GOVT. OF NCT. OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents AND + W.P.(C) 1910/2026 ROHINI EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY THROUGH SH. R.N.

JINDAL CHAIRMAN OF PETITIONER SOCIETY.....Petitioner Versus DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent AND + W.P.(C) 2012/2026, CM APPL. 11867/2026, CM APPL.

11957/2026 & CM APPL. 11958/2026 ACTION COMMITTEE UNAIDED RECOGNISED PRIVATE SCHOOLS .....Petitioner Versus LT. GOVERNOR & ANR. .....Respondents AND + W.P.(C) 2087/2026 ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS .....Petitioner Versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents AND + W.P.(C) 2481/2026 & CM APPL. 12057/2026 RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND ORS.....Petitioners Versus LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONERS Mr. Akhil Sibal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kamal Gupta, Ms. Tripti Gupta, Mr. Sparsh Aggarwal, Mr. Siddharth Arora & Ms. Sugandh Shahi, Advocates in W.P.(C) 122/2026.

Mr. Romy Chacko, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sachin Singh Dalal, Mr. Varun Mudgal, Mr. Ashwin Romy, Mr. Akshat Singh & Mr. Joe Sebastian, Advocates in W.P.(C) 1824/2026.

Ms. Geetika Panwar, Ms. Vedanta Varma, Mr. Arjun Garg & Mr.

Ishaan Sharma, Advocates in W.P.(C) 1845/2026.

Mr. Puneet Mittal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Rupendra Pratap Singh & Ms. Sakshi Mendiratta, Advocates in W.P.(C) 1908/2026.

Mr. Namit Suri, Mr. Rameezuddin Raja, Ms. Tanya Sharma & Ms. P.

Geetanjali, Advocates in W.P.(C) 1910/2026.

Mr. Akhil Sibal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kamal Gupta, Ms. Tripti Gupta, Mr. Sparsh Aggarwal, Mr. Siddharth Arora & Ms. Sugandh Shahi, Advocates in W.P.(C) 2012/2026.

Mr. Pramod Gupta, Ms. Ishita Pandey & Ms. Yogita, Advocates in W.P.(C) 2087/2026.

Mr. Romy Chacko, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sachin Singh Dalal, Mr. Varun Mudgal, Mr. Ashwin Romy, Mr. Akshat Singh & Mr. Joe Sebastian, Advocates in W.P.(C) 2481/2026.

COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENTS Mr. S.V. Raju, ASG with Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Mr. Annam Venkatesh, Mr. Pranav Sarthi, Mr. Samrat Goswami, Mr. Ayush Raj, Mr. Harsh Paul Singh, Mr. Pranjal Tripathi, Mr. Satyam, Mr. Sikhar Yadav, Mr. Chinmay, Ms. Agrimaa Singh, Mr. Aryansh Shukla, Ms. Prachi Dhingra, Mr. Utkarsh Vatsa, Mr. Udit Bajpai, Mr. Shaurya Sarin, Ms. Aditi Andley, Mr. Hitarth Raja, Mr. Sanjeev Menon, Advocates with Mr. Rajpal Singh, Deputy Director of Education, GNCTD and Mr.

Rajiv Tawar, OSD, Litigation, DOE, GNCTD.

Mr. Sameer Vashisht & Ms. Khushboo Mittal, Advocates for GNCTD.

Ms. Bhavya Jain, Advocate for the Impleaders in CM No.1257/2026 in W.P.(C) No.1908/2026.

Mr. Khagesh B. Jha, Advocate for Impleader in W.P.(C) 2012/2026.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

JUDGMENT

TEJAS KARIA, J CM No. 8901/2026 in W.P.(C) 122/2026

1. The learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the Petitioner has filed W.P.(C) No.2012/2026 along with CM No.9843/2026 seeking the same relief as prayed in the present Application. Accordingly, the present Application is disposed of having become infructuous.

CM No. 8828/2026 in W.P.(C) 1824/2026 CM No. 8924/2026 in W.P.(C) 1845/2026 CM No. 9273/2026 in W.P.(C) 1908/2026 CM No. 9277/2026 in W.P.(C) 1910/2026 CM No. 9843/2026 in W.P.(C) 2012/2026 CM No.10225/2026 in W.P.(C) 2087/2026 CM No.12056/2026 in W.P.(C) 2481/2026

2. This batch of Petitions has been filed challenging the Notification- cum-order dated 01.02.2026, namely the Delhi School Education (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2026