The court directed the school to present its case to the CBSE within one week, while the CBSE must decide on the school's representation within three weeks. Until then, the process of transferring students in grades 9 and 11 to other schools will be halted.

Neerja Modi School: Jaipur's Neerja Modi School has been granted a month's extension by the Rajasthan High Court. Hearing the school's petition, a single bench of Justice Bipin Gupta stayed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)'s transfer process for students for a month. However, the court refused to interfere with the CBSE's order cancelling affiliation at this stage. The court directed the school to present its case to the CBSE within a week, while the CBSE will have to decide on the school's representation within three weeks. Until then, the transfer process of students in grades 9 and 11 to other schools will remain halted.

Advocate MS Raghav, representing CBSE, argued that the school's petition was not maintainable. According to the board's rules, the school had the option of prior representation, but it ignored alternative legal remedies and directly approached the High Court. Therefore, the petition should be dismissed. He also argued that the school had seriously violated student safety standards. Children cannot be allowed to study in such an unsafe environment.

CBSE has been directed to take a decision on the school's behalf within three weeks.

Senior advocate Ajit Kumar Sharma and advocate Rachit Sharma, representing the school, argued that CBSE hadn't even heard their response. They stated that they had provided numerous documentary evidence in the response, but it was ignored. Now, the CBSE will have to decide on the representation, and there's no hope of justice. Furthermore, there's no set deadline. After hearing both sides, the court ordered CBSE to decide on the school's position within three weeks.

What did the lawyer of Amaira's family say?  

Meanwhile, lawyer Amulya Gemini, representing Amyra's family, argued that the school has alternative remedies available under Sections 10 and 13 of the CBSE Bylaws. This writ petition has been filed without exercising those options. The school should have first made a representation to the CBSE Chairman and only then filed the writ.

The court stated that the school should first present its case to the CBSE within a week. The CBSE should consider the school's response within three weeks. In the meantime, if any process of relocating students is underway, it should not continue. However, the school's de-affiliation remains in full effect. It has been considered that students should not be relocated in a hurry.

What is the whole matter?

In fact, Amaira, a 9-year-old Class 4 student at Neerja Modi School, committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of the school on November 1, 2025. A report by a committee formed by the CBSE after the incident found that the school's anti-bullying and POCSO committees existed only on paper.

These committees were not active at the ground level, resulting in the girl being bullied for a year and a half. Parents complained four times, but no action was taken. The committee also highlighted several academic and security-related deficiencies. Based on this, the CBSE revoked the school's affiliation on December 30, 2025.

 PC: NDTV