Authority: High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital
Order Date: 07 July 2026
Case Overview
- Appellant: Jai Mohan Inter College, Kaniya Ramnagar (educational institution).
- Respondents: State of Uttarakhand and others.
- The appeal (Special Appeal No.194 of 2026) challenged the Single Judge’s order dated 28 April 2026 which dismissed Writ Petition (M/S) No.2664 of 2025 seeking a mandamus directing the State to release token grant‑in‑aid for Classes IX and X and to extend welfare‑scheme benefits.
- The petition relied on a grant‑in‑aid sanctioned in 2014 and a disbursement of Rs 2,00,000 in 2019, arguing that the denial amounted to arbitrariness and violation of Article 14.
- The Court observed that a writ of mandamus requires a demonstrable legal right and corresponding duty; past assistance does not create a vested right, and the petitioner failed to show that similarly situated institutions received the aid.
Final Outcome
- The Court found no ground to interfere with the Single Judge’s findings and dismissed the appeal, leaving the order refusing the grant‑in‑aid in force.
Topics: Grant-in-Aid, Education Funding, Judicial Review