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The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the second respondent to pass appropriate orders for renewal of recognition of the petitioner-School based on the application submitted on 05.02.2016 in the light of the orders passed in W.P.(MD).No.20329 of 2014 and the orders passed in Contempt Petition in Cont.Pet.(MD).No.1391 of 2015, dated 30.11.2015, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. The affidavit in support of the Writ Petition is sworn to by the Correspondent of the petitioner-School stating that the School had been established by Selva Education Trust in 2007 with the object of imparting education to the rural poor and downtrodden; the School was granted permission and temporary recognition for Standards 1 to 7 as per the proceedings of the second respondent, dated 02.07.2007. The recognition was granted for Standards 8 and 9 in 2008; for Standard 10 in 2009 and further for Standards 11 and 12 in 2010. The School has complied with all legal requirements with reference to infrastructure and instructional facilities as per the provisions of the Matriculation Code. The period of recognition for the School is being renewed every three years. Last of such recognition of the School was renewed as per the proceedings of the second respondent, dated 10.12.2014 with one of the condition that the petitioner-School should produce the plan approval of the School building obtained from the Director of Town and Country Planning (DTCP). The petitioner-School forwarded the application enclosed with all requisite documents including land document, plan approval, public building licence, Sanitary Certificate, No Objection Certificate from Fire and Rescue Department, Structural Stability Certificate, etc.