SANA AAFRIN Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) FOUR petitioners have jointly filed this writ petition for issuance of writ of mandamus for commending the respondent no.6, namely, the Head Mistress of Sakhawat Memorial Govt. Girls High School to forthwith give admission to the petitioners in the said school on the basis of their application for admission in Urdu section in Class XI (Arts). Certain other incidental reliefs have also been claimed by the petitioners in the said writ petition.

(2.) THE petitioners were all students of Sakhawat Memorial Govt. Girls High School (hereinafter referred to as the said school). THEy studied in the said school from K.G.-I upto Class X with their first language Urdu. Each of them passed Madhyamik Pariksha in 2011 having secured 60% marks in aggregate. THEy sought for admission in Class XI of the said school in Humanities Group with Urdu as their first language. Only five students in Humanities Group having Urdu as the first language were admitted in Class XI in the said school.

(3.) THOUGH the school authority feels much difficulty in continuing this system due to lack of sufficient infrastructure and for insufficient staff strength in the said school still then the school authority could not discontinue the said system due to ministerial intervention and also by considering the constant demand of the home students for their admission in Class XI in the said school.