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3 This Court by order dated 12 September 2012 in a Writ Petition No.7251 of 2012 filed by the Petitioners for the similar reasons/grounds while allowing the Petition recorded as under:

"5. Clause-7.6 of the Secondary School Code provides as under :
"7.6 The Management shall not shift any school run by it from its existing location to any other location for any reason, without prior written permission of Government. If the Management shifts the school without prior permission of Government, the recognition of such a school shall automatically stand withdrawn on ground of such unauthorised shifting."

6. In the present case, in our view, the order withdrawing recognition is required to be reconsidered by the Deputy Director of Education for two reasons. First and foremost, k 915 wp 8387.15 as .doc from the report of the Deputy Education Officer (Secondary) dated 18 October 1993, it appears that the building of the school had collapsed and the management was directed to take steps to accommodate the students in alternate premises. Immediately on 18 October 1993, the Education Officer (Secondary) was informed about this. There are subsequent communications which are also part of the record. It would have been necessary for the Deputy Director of Education to consider the provisions of Clause-7.6 of the Secondary School Code having due regard to the facts which have been placed on the record. Secondly, though the only ground in the notice to show cause was that the school had been closed, the Appellate Authority considered an additional reason namely the results of the school for the year ending March-1995. This was not a part of the notice to show cause. To rely on that ground without notice to the Petitioners constitutes a violation of the principles of natural justice.

"1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned AGP for the respondents.
2. Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners state that the petitioners will make an application within three weeks from today in terms of Clause-7.6 of the Secondary School Code to the appropriate Authority for grant of permission for shifting the School.
3. Rule. Learned AGP waives service for the respondents. Rule on interim relief is made returnable on 9th December, 2013. If an application is made by the petitioners under Clause-7.6 of the Secondary School Code to the Competent Authority within a period of three weeks from today, the same shall be decided as expeditiously as possible k 915 wp 8387.15 as .doc and preferably within a period of six weeks from the date on which the application is filed.

6 Un-communicated order dated 5 December 2012 therefore ought not to have been the foundation of passing such order without considering the Application for permission to shift the school. As recorded already, the building collapsed due to heavy rains and earthquake. There was specific direction issued as quoted above to consider the case of permission to shift the school under clause 7.6 of the Secondary School Code. But the learned Authority Respondent No.4 overlooked these relevant factors and has passed the unreasoned order.