About a month after the Education Department took possession of the building housing Farooqia Girls High School in Lashkar Mohalla in Mysuru, asking the 150 students of the institution to enroll themselves in nearby government high schools, the officials unlocked the premises late on Thursday evening following a direction from the High Court.
The Education Department had taken over the building belonging to the State Government due to a dispute between Rifahul Muslimeen Educational Trust (RMET) that runs Farooqia group of institutions and the State Government. “We have unlocked the premises after the High Court issued an interim order to the effect”, said Ramachandra Raje Urs, Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI), Mysuru.
The decision of the State Government to take possession of the building sparked protests by the students of the school, their parents and others in the first week of July 2022. The protestors received support from leaders of various political parties including Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress.
