JUDGMENT :

B.R. SARANGI, J.

1. The petitioner, being a minor, represented through his father guardian has filed this application seeking direction to the opposite parties to admit him in Standard-I in Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, CRPF Campus, Bhubaneswar from the academic session 2019-20, by quashing the order of rejection, as endorsed in Annexure-5, wherein reasons have been assigned for denial of admission that "(3) the distance found more than 5 Km (Google Search)" and "(4) More than 5 Km distance is one of the reason for denying admission under RTE category".

2. The factual matrix of the case, in hand, is that pursuant to notification issued by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Bhubaneswar in the website inviting applications for admission in "KV Bhubaneswar No. 2" in Standard-I for the academic year 2019-20, the petitioner submitted his application through online along with testimonials on 17.03.2019 at 2.17 PM Accordingly, he was provided with an Application Submission Code bearing No. 190105140653133032. In the said application form, the date of birth has been indicated as 2