IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 221 Date of Decision: 20.08.2025 (1) LPA-134-2021 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus HARYANA PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLS CONFERENCE REGD AND ORS ...Respondents (2) LPA-188-2021 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus KARNAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION ...Respondent (3) LPA-189-2021 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus NISA EDUCATION ...Respondent (4) LPA-411-2020 (O&M) ALL SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION ...Appellant Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Respondents (5) LPA-413-2020 (O&M) LAKHWINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER ...Appellants Versus INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION CHANDIGARH (REGD) AND OTHERS ...Respondents (6) LPA-414-2020 (O&M) SATNAM SINGH ...Appellant Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Respondents HARISH KUMAR 2025.08.25 10:23 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment LPA-134-2021 (O&M) & connected cases (2) (7) LPA-415-2020 (O&M) SALEEM AHMED ...Appellant Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Respondents (8) LPA-419-2020 (O&M) STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS ...Respondents (9) LPA-420-2020 (O&M) STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus THE RECOGNIZED AND AFFILIATED SCHOOL ASSOCIATION RASA ...Respondent (10) LPA-421-2020 (O&M) STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION CHD REGD AND ORS. ...Respondents (11) LPA-448-2020 (O&M) STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus JASWINDER RAM AND OTHERS ...Respondents (12) LPA-449-2020 (O&M) STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus DIKSHANT FOUNDATION AND ANOTHER ...Respondents (13) LPA-620-2020 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus SARV VIDYALYA SANGH HARYANA ...Respondents HARISH KUMAR 2025.08.25 10:23 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment LPA-134-2021 (O&M) & connected cases (3) (14) LPA-632-2020 (O&M) INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION CHANDIGARH (REGD.) AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS ...Respondents (15) LPA-646-2020 (O&M) ASHISH KUMAR GARG AND ORS ...Appellants Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Respondents (16) LPA-798-2020 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus VANDEMATRAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST ...Respondents (17) LPA-813-2020 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Appellants Versus S.R. EDUCATION SOCIETY (REGD.) AND ORS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present:- Mr.Aashish Chopra, Sr. Advocate (through V.C.) assisted by Ms. Nitika Sharma, Advocate and Ms. Rupa Pathania, Advocate, for the respondents in LPA Nos.411, 413 to 415 & 421 of 2020; and for the appellants in LPA No.632 of 2020. Mr. Saurabh Girdhar, AAG, Haryana. Mr. Rahul Rampal, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. Chetan Sharma, Advocate, for the respondent(s) in LPA-798-2020. Mr.Puneet Mittal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Manav Bajaj, Advocate, for the respondent(s) in LPA-646-2020. HARISH KUMAR 2025.08.25 10:23 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment LPA-134-2021 (O&M) & connected cases (4) Mr. Rajat Khanna, Mr.Vijay Pratap Singh, and Mr. Vishal Saini, Advocates for respondent No.1 in LPA-620-2020 and LPA-134-2021. Mr. Sunil Chadha, Senior Advocate with Ms. Devyani Sharma, Advocate, for the respondents LPA Nos.419 and 420 of 2020. ***** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (ORAL) 1. Learned counsel for the appellants jointly submit that keeping in view the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No.1724 of 2021, titled as Indian School, Jodhpur and another vs. State of Rajasthan and others, decided on 03.05.2021, nothing survives in the present appeals and therefore, the same may kindly be disposed of as not being pressed any further. 2. Ordered accordingly. 3. Pending applications also stand disposed of. 4. Photocopy of this order be placed on the files of connected cases. ( HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI ) JUDGE ( VIKAS SURI ) August 20, 2025 JUDGE harish Whether speaking/reasoned Yes Whether reportable No HARISH KUMAR 2025.08.25 10:23 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment