The Mirambika Free Progress School, which was in the news recently for having to shift overnight from its premises to make way for an engineering college, got some relief from the High Court on Wednesday.
A stay order was issued by Justice Vibhu Bhakru, directing the Aurobindo Society, which runs the school, to maintain status quo of the school.
A fresh inspection of the premises was also ordered. The Directorate of Education will have to prepare a comprehensive report to be submitted on the next date of hearing scheduled for July 17.
The petition was filed by aggrieved parents and they will now have to be informed in advance so that they can accompany the officials on inspection duty.
The court also said that if appropriate permissions from the Delhi Development Authority was found missing, then it would be forced to intervene.
Makeshift arrangement
The school with strength of 170 had been forced to shift in the middle of the school year which angered parents.
The school in South Delhi had been forced into the adjacent Ashram and students were being forced to study in the hallways and sleeping areas.
The society had told the parents that the shift was taking place because the DDA had threatened to cancel the land lease.
The fact that an engineering college was being planned for gain on the same land by the same society had further angered the parents.
