The court observed, “The order (for closure) is therefore evidently bad for not following the statutory mandate under Rule 109 of the Gujarat Primary Education Rules,” TOI has reported.

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Monday quashed all decisions taken against DPS (East) by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) as well as the state government. Their decisions of cancelling the school’s affiliation, de-recognition and discontinuation of the school have been revoked by the court, said school’s advocate Dhaval Barot, who further said that the school will continue its operation with a new management committee till the authorities take a fresh decision after an inquiry.

The state government has been asked to appoint a senior officer as administrator under whose supervision the school will run till fresh decisions on affiliation by CBSE and recognition by the state government are taken under prevalent laws – Gujarat Primary Education Act and the Right to Education Act. The district education officer announced that he will take over administration of the school till March 31.

The CBSE had de-affiliated the school after its NOC was allegedly found forged. Following this, the state government are taken under prevalent laws – Gujarat Primary Education Act.

This happened after the school sinked into a controversy for sharing its campus with Swamy Shri Nithyananda ashram.

After hearing the case at length, Justice Biren Vaishnav found that the government has not followed any rules, did not conduct due inquiry before withdrawing recognition of the school on permanent basis.

The court observed, “The order (for closure) is therefore evidently bad for not following the statutory mandate under Rule 109 of the Gujarat Primary Education Rules.”

The High Court has given 16 weeks time to the state government to take a fresh decision.

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