LUCKNOW, June 7 -- Nearly nine decades after it opened its doors to educate generations of girls from economically weaker families, Vidya Mandir Girls' High School in Narhi has been shut down. Students, teachers and parents gathered at the school in protest on Saturday. The school management alleged that the institution was forcibly vacated following an administrative order linked to a long-running land tenancy dispute. School manager Santosh Rastogi said the institution functioned on government-lease land, catering to nearly 250 students from Classes 6-12 and employing 12 teachers. According to school authorities, an enforcement team arrived on Thursday and cleared the premises. They alleged that furniture, benches and teaching materials were removed and dumped in the open, while decades-old institutional records, including students' transfer certificates and archival documents dating back several decades, were left exposed. "The school was not merely a building. It was an institution that educated generations of girls who otherwise had limited access to quality education," Rastogi said, alleging that no inventory of removed items was prepared or handed over to the management. The closure has drawn criticism from teachers' organisations, which have questioned the absence of a rehabilitation plan for students and staff. RP Mishra, spokesperson of the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shikshak Sangh, termed the action insensitive and warned that the continued closure of aided institutions could adversely affect access to education for underprivileged students. The timing of the closure has compounded anxiety among students. With schools currently closed for summer vacations, many families learned about the development only after reports of the evacuation surfaced. Students fear uncertainty over admissions, academic continuity and board examinations. Defending the action, district inspector of schools (DIoS) Devendra Pandey said the evacuation was carried out under orders issued by the assistant district magistrate following legal proceedings related to the property. While education authorities have informed the district administration about the situation, no formal roadmap has yet been announced regarding the relocation of students or adjustment of teaching staff. The closure of the Hindi-medium government-aided school, established in 1936 by Sister Surma, marks the second shutdown of an aided girls' institution in Lucknow within a month. Last month, the 105-year-old Chutki Bahandar Girls Inter-College was also closed, citing poor infrastructure....