India, April 7 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday directed Delhi Public School (DPS) Dwarka to permit 25 students, whose names had been struck off for non-payment of outstanding fees, to attend classes while expressing strong displeasure over the school's alleged failure to comply with its earlier directions restraining it from taking coercive action.

A bench of justice Jasmeet Singh opined that the school's practice of taking such action against students every year was unjustified, and that the recurring nature of the issue indicated that something was wrong with the school.

"It can't be that every year we will undergo the same exercise. Once that there is an order, you have to comply with the in letter and spirit. It's not fair on your...