ST. EDMUNDS SCHOOL AND ANR. vs STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ANR — WA/22/2026

Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 09th June 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: MLHC010008362026

Filing Number

WA/550/2026

Filing Date

29-May-2026

Registration No

WA/22/2026

Registration Date

29-May-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere, Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. Bhattacharjee

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere, Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. Bhattacharjee

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

SPECIAL APPEALS TO DIVISION BENCH ( 15 )

Sub-Category

Writ Appeals under the Gauhati High Court Rules ( 10237 )

Judicial Branch

Civil Section

Decision Date

09-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.ST. EDMUNDS SCHOOL AND ANR.

    Adv. K PAUL, SR. ADV.,S. THAPA,S. THAPA, T.C.S LAMA,S. KHATUN,B. SNAITANG,S. KHYRIEM,K. DECRUSE,S. CHANDA,B.F KHARWANLANG,R. DUTTA,S. THAPA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ANR

    Adv. , S DEB, R COLNEY,T YANGI B, AAG 1123

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 09-Jun-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere, Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice B. BhattacharjeeView PDF

    The High Court of Meghalaya allowed St. Edmund's School's appeal and quashed the Single Judge's order that had set aside the school's cancellation of a kindergarten student's admission. However, the appeal was disposed of based on an amicable settlement reached between parties, wherein the school readmitted the child as a regular student from June 8, 2026, and assured equal treatment; the parents tendered an unconditional apology and undertook to remove social media posts. The court directed confidentiality of all case records to protect the five-year-old child's welfare. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 09-Jun-2026

    Orders

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere, Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. Bhattacharjee

  4. 08-Jun-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere, Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice B. BhattacharjeeView PDF

  5. 08-Jun-2026

    Orders

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere, Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. Bhattacharjee

  6. 05-Jun-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere, Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr. Justice B. BhattacharjeeView PDF

  7. 05-Jun-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  8. 29-May-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WA/22/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Meghalaya allowed St. Edmund's School's appeal and quashed the Single Judge's order that had set aside the school's cancellation of a kindergarten student's admission. However, the appeal was disposed of based on an amicable settlement reached between parties, wherein the school readmitted the child as a regular student from June 8, 2026, and assured equal treatment; the parents tendered an unconditional apology and undertook to remove social media posts. The court directed confidentiality of all case records to protect the five-year-old child's welfare. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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