: Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court directed the State Education Department and others not to interfere with the functioning of Mount Banyan Global School at DK Road, Ameerpet. The judge is dealing with a writ plea filed by Wisdom Mines Educational Society, running a school under the name of Mount Banyan Global School. The petitioner would challenge the proceedings restricting the recognition of the school for the academic year 2023-24 and also directing the management to submit a fresh extension of renewal recognition proposals.

It was contended that the petitioner submitted proposals for grant of renewal recognition of classes pre-primary to VIII (E.M) for the academic years from 2023-2024 to 2032-2033 and the respondent authorities on careful examination of the report submitted by the Deputy Educational Officer and based on the recommendations of District Education officer accorded renewal recognition for the said years. It is contended by the petitioner that disputes arose between the petitioner society and the landlord of the subject property and the representative of the land owners submitted a complaint on the file of the Regional Joint Director of School Education alleging that the lease in respect of the subject expired in November 2023 and requested not to grant recognition.

Acting on the said complaint, the Regional Joint Director issued proceedings directing the petitioner to show cause why action should not be initiated for withdrawal of recogn.