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(ii) The Management of the school was being run by an unauthorised Managing Committee. False bills were being encashed through bogus Managing Committee and the unauthorised Headmaster, whereby they cheated the Government with crores of rupees.

(iii) As per Rule 2.1 of the Ashram School Code, each class should have 40 residential + 10 non- residential = 50 students in each class. Accordingly, 500 students were expected in the school running classes from 1st to 10th standards. However, about 402 students were on the muster-roll of the school, out of which only 167 students were 10 WP-6323-14.odt actually present. The biometric system recording presence of the students was not available.

(viii) As per the Rules of the Ashram School Code, it was necessary to provide uniform, utensils, beddings, etc. as per the norms to the students, which norms were not being followed.

(ix) For overall personality development of the students, it was necessary to arrange for scout/ guide, band unit, etc., which was not being arranged.

(x) The students were not being provided sufficient educational material e.g. notebooks, books, compass, etc. In case any student asked 12 WP-6323-14.odt for the said educational articles, he was being threatened to be removed from the Ashram School. There were no sufficient desks/benches for the students. It was noticed that the petitioner was not serious about the educational progress of the students.

13. The impugned order dated 16.03.2013 passed by respondent no.2 has considered in detail the report of respondent no.3, wherein the above- referred deficiencies/irregularities were noted. There was no reason for respondent no.3 to make a false report against the petitioner showing the above-referred deficiencies/irregularities. The said report was based on the factual position. The report of inspection cannot be said to be mala fide since some of the deficiencies/irregularities have been admitted by the petitioner itself, as seen from the reply to the show-cause notice. There is specific allegation that the office bearers of 17 WP-6323-14.odt the Institution were the nears and dears of the President of the petitioner who were pressurising the staff members and the students. The learned Counsel for the petitioner has produced a copy of the Change Report application form, which is taken on record and marked as "X", showing the names of the Managing Body of the Institution. Shivling Sambhaji Dulewad is the President of the Institution. His wife namely, Vijayalaxmi Shivling Dulewad is the Vice- President. His son Dr.Shirish Shivling Dulewad is the Secretary. His another son Shivkumar Shivling Dulewad is the Joint Secretary of the said Institution. The Treasurer namely, Surekha Rameshrao Chabilwad and two members namely, Santabai Manika Shahpurwad and Nagorao Bhujanga Jhampalwad are not from the family of the petitioner. However, in view of the specific allegations made against the petitioner and considering their surnames, the possibility of their being close relatives of the President 18 WP-6323-14.odt cannot be ruled out. If that be so, the allegations made against the nears and dears of the petitioner cannot be said to be unfounded. In the circumstances, considering the interests of the students, respondent no.2 cannot be said to have committed any mistake in de-recognising the Ashram School of the petitioner in view of the powers vested in him under Rule 3.57 of the Ashram School Code.