Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:5984 Court No. - 32 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 12650 of 2020 Petitioner :- C/M Heerainter Collegemehdipur And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pramod Kumar Sinha Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saral Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. The petitioner by means of the present writ petition has prayed for quashing the order dated 15.02.2020 passed by the Regional Secretary, Intermediate Education Board, U.P. Regional Office, Bareilly, respondent no.5, whereby the Regional Secretary, Bareilly has refused to grant recognition of additional subject in Commerce and Agriculture for Intermediate Classes on the ground that the School does not complete the parameters for grant of sanction. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was informed by letter dated 02.12.2019 regarding certain requirements which the petitioner has to meet for getting recognition in additional subject in Commerce and Agriculture. The petitioner has submitted a detailed reply on 17.12.2019, copy of which has been annnexed at page-95 to the writ petition informing that the petitioner has satisfied all the requirements. However, it appears that the the Regional Secretary without considering the letter of the petitioner dated 17.12.2019 has rejected the claim of the petitioner for recognition of additional subject in Commerce and Agriculture for Intermediate Classes. 4. Since, the petitioner has already submitted a detailed reply by letter dated 17.12.2019 which was received in the office of DIOS on 26.12.2019 informing the DIOS, Rampur that the petitioner has satisfied all the requirements which are needed for grant of additional sanction in Commerce and Agriculture subject, and the same was not considered by the Regional Secretary while passing the order dated 15.02.2020. Accordingly, the order dated 15.02.2020 cannot be sustained in law and the said order is hereby set aside. 5. Consequently, the writ petition is disposed off with liberty to the petitioner to file a detailed representation before the respondent no.5-Regional Secretary, Intermediate Education Board, U.P. Regional Office, Bareilly within a period of one month from today for grant of recognition of additional subject in Commerce and Agriculture for Intermediate Classes. In case, any such representation is filed, respondent no.5 shall consider and decide the same strictly in accordance with law after giving due notice and opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 10.1.2025 NS Digitally signed by :- NITIN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad