CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER

3 29-01-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner who claims to be a member of the School Committee, Primary School Bedhna Jhuggi Jhopri, Bhabanipur, Barh, Patna has preferred the writ petition seeking quashing of the letter no. 537 dated 04.06.2017 to the extent it relates to serial no. 12 whereby the Block Education Officer, Barh directed to merge the Primary School Bedhna Jhuggi Jhopri with Primary School Rampur tola-Bedhna which is two kilometer far from the present school only on the ground that the school is without any building.

3. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that besides the fact the students of the nearby locality have compelled to travel two kilometers from the present school, they are also facing various other impediment in pursuing their studies. Moreover, the school in question which is tagged with Primary School Rampur tola-Bedhna has also a hall and, as such, it is prayed that the Primary School Bedhna Jhuggi Jhopri which is running in Maha-dalit tola be restored to its original place. It is further contended that redressal of the grievance, the petitioner has also approached before all the authorit