The Director Of Matriculation Schools vs Kaviyan School on 18 August, 2015
14.As has been pointed by Mr.B.Pugalendhi, learned Special
Government Pleader appearing for the appellant, before grant of recognition,
it is incumbent on the educational authorities to indicate what are all the
requirements the law requires and the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court
in Avinash Mehrotra, cited supra, have been complied with by the schools,
while seeking recognition and what are the requirements/directions yet to be
complied with by the schools. We expect the educational authorities that
before granting recognition, they should be very clear whether all the
requirements of law/defects pointed out have been complied with by the
schools who seek approval and thereupon take a decision, in either way. We,
therefore, modify the order of the learned Single Judge to the effect that
the application of the respondent school for recognition should be considered
in the parameters of the various guidelines issued by the Government and in
the light of the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Avinash Mehrotra
vs. Union of India, reported in (2007) 6 SCC 398 and after getting
clarification from the concerned Panchayat or from the Town and Country
Planning Authorities, whether building plan approval has been granted to the
respondent school, as required under law. Therefore, the respondent school
be informed about the status, so that they can workout their remedy. For
compliance, the appellant is directed to clarify all these issues to the
respondent school, by a letter, within two weeks from the date of receipt of
a copy of this order and the respondent school shall comply the same within
four weeks thereafter. On receipt of the reply, the appellant shall consider
the same and pass appropriate orders, expeditiously.