https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184039 A statutory procedure governing opening or upgrading aided schools must be followed strictly, including publication of the final list and a Gazette notification inviting applications under Rule 2A. Applications made outside that procedure are not entitled to consideration. A plea of discrimination does not justify judicially compelled parity where the earlier upgrades themselves were granted in disregard of the rules, because Article 14 does not require repetition of an illegality. A writ court cannot direct the State to perpetuate an unlawful or irregular benefit, and the absence of compliance with the mandatory process defeats the claim for upgradation. en-us Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:34:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184039 A statutory procedure governing opening or upgrading aided schools must be followed strictly, including publication of the final list and a Gazette notification inviting applications under Rule 2A. Applications made outside that procedure are not entitled to consideration. A plea of discrimination does not justify judicially compelled parity where the earlier upgrades themselves were granted in disregard of the rules, because Article 14 does not require repetition of an illegality. A writ court cannot direct the State to perpetuate an unlawful or irregular benefit, and the absence of compliance with the mandatory process defeats the claim for upgradation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184039