: The Delhi government has suspended an official of the Directorate of Education (DoE) over alleged misrepresentation of facts in an affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court in the matter of Mirambika Free Progress School. Education Minister Manish Sisodia has ordered a vigilance inquiry against the official who filed the affidavit and has asked for the document to be withdrawn.
‘Misrepresented facts’
“The DoE had wrongly stated in the affidavit that recognition to the school was given in 1988, whereas it was actually granted in 1989. The difference is crucial as Mirambika had moved from its location in Aurobindo Ashram to new premises in Ashram, near Lajpat Nagar, in December 1988,” an official order read.
Parents approach court
The case dates back to 2015, when parents of students studying at Mirambika approached the court as the school had shifted students from the building they were studying in to a hostel in Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
The school had then defended the move, saying the land on which the school building was made was leased to the Sri Aurobindo Education Society to start a college.
