Prayagraj : Observing that it was “apparently a fraud in the educational system”, Allahabad High Court has directed Uttar Pradesh govt to investigate the functioning of a school and its associate coaching academy in Azamgarh to determine whether students were being shown as enrolled in a “dummy school” without their knowledge.
He contended that Shahana International School’s records reflected an admission date of Aug 12, 2025, by which time he was already attending assessments and paying fees at the other institution. After examining the records, the court in its order dated Oct 7 observed that the material suggested students preparing for competitive examinations might be receiving coaching at one institution while being shown as admitted to another school without their knowledge. Justice Siddharth Nandan asked govt to examine the school’s management and submit a report on their alleged connection with Shahana International School, Jaunpur, where Abu Huzaifa was shown as a registered Class XI student under the CBSE system despite denying that he had ever taken admission there. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that Huzaifa had never been a student of Shahana International School.