HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN

ORDER

Heard Sri R. Anurag, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for School Education appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 5 and Sri Raparthi Venkatesh, learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent No.6.

2. Petitioner is a School, established about forty (40) years back. It is being run by Sri Balaji Educational Society which is a society registered under the Registration of Societies Act bearing registration No.694 of 1985, dated 12.04.1985. There are 2,400 students and also 150 employees including teachers as on today.

3. It is contended by the petitioner that since 1997, the petitioner-school was granted recognition/extension of temporary recognition in respect of classes VI to X (English Medium), the latest being for the years 2006-07 to 2025-26 vide proceedings, dated 05.02.2015 by respondent No.3. The petitioner-school has also extension of temporary recommendation for the period from 2016-17 to 2025-26, dated 27.12.2014 issued by respondent No.4. According to the petitioner, there are no lapses on its part.

4. While the things stood thus, one Mr. Sultan Mahmmod Ali has submitted a representation to respondent No.4 stati