Vivek High School chairman HS Mamik said, “Within the next three to four days, before January 9 or 10, we will file a petition in the Punjab and Haryana high court, challenging the derecognition order. Our primary appeals involve seeking full reimbursement, ensuring the guaranteed 25% under RTE, and requesting the education department to permit entry-level classes. However, our Montessori system allows children to start classes at 18 months or 2 years, making it challenging to follow the department’s suggestion to admit students from Class 1 onwards, as, for that, we would have to keep our lower class seats vacant for two years. We will abide by the court’s decision.”
In the previous year, except St Kabir and Vivek High School, 51 of 53 non-minority