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2003 DIGILAW 141 (DEL)

KAMAL JIT SINGH PAHWA v. GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI

2003-02-07

C.K.MAHAJAN

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( 1 ) WITH the consent of Counsel for the parties I propose to dispose of the petition. ( 2 ) THE present petition is directed against the failure to the respondent No. 2, director of Education, in taking action against respondents 3 and 4 on the complaint of the petitioner dated 13th September, 2002. ( 3 ) THE petitioner s son Arjun Singh Pawha was admitted in Delhi Public school, Dwarka in Class VII in the academic year 1999-2000. The respondent No. 2 school at the time of admission requested the petitioner to part with Rs. 40,000/- as loan. The said respondent school had promised to refund the said amount to the petitioner at the time of leaving of his child from the school. ( 4 ) THE petitioner had withdrawn his son from the school in April, 2001. The petitioner made repeated requests to the respondents to pay him the said sum of Rs. 40,000/ -. As the petitioner received no response from respondents 3 and 4, he filed a complaint with the respondent No. 2 on 13th September, 2002 in this regard. The matter is pending before the respondent No. 2 and no action has been taken on his complaint. ( 5 ) HAVING regard to the facts and circumstances of the case the respondent No. 2 is directed to dispose of the complaint of the petitioner by way of a speaking order within four weeks from today. A reasonable opportunity of hearing shall be afforded to the petitioner. No further orders are called for in this petition. The same stands disposed of. Dasti to Counsel for the parties.