The Allahabad High Court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh administration to investigate an Azamgarh-based coaching academy and an affiliated school over allegations of operating a dummy school network that enrolls pupils without their consent.
Justice Siddharth Nandan issued the order on October 7 while adjudicating a writ petition filed by a student, Abu Huzaifa, who contested his enrollment records under the Central Board of Secondary Education framework.
The state government has been asked to scrutinize the management of the Azamgarh institutions and verify their potential links to Shahana International School in Jaunpur, where the petitioner was shown on paper as an enrolled Class XI pupil. The high court directed the competent state authority to submit both the investigation findings and a personal affidavit by November 2. The manager and the principal of the institution have been summoned to appear in court on the same day, when the matter is scheduled for its next hearing.
Review of the Petitioner’s Claims
The bench took action after reviewing records indicating that candidates preparing for competitive entrance tests may be receiving instruction at a coaching facility while simultaneously being registered as formal pupils at another academic institution without their awareness.
In his submissions, Huzaifa stated that he had never sought admission to Shahana International School, attended its classes, or remitted any institutional fees. His counsel challenged the authenticity of the CBSE registration documents submitted by the respondents, noting the complete absence of a formal admission application, fee vouchers, student identification cards, attendance logs, or the student’s signature.
Discrepancies in Academic and Residential Records
According to the petitioner’s rejoinder affidavit, institutional records listed his admission date at Shahana International School as August 12, 2025.
However, Huzaifa stated that between July 5, 2025, and March 2026, he was staying at a hostel in Phadgudia, where he was actively paying fees and sitting for evaluations conducted by an entirely separate establishment, conflicting with the enrollment claims made by the Jaunpur school.
