Bandung Administrative Court Examines Private High School Lawsuit Against Dedi Mulyadi Because Of Rombel State School

Bandung Administrative Court Building. (ANTARA/HO PTUN Bandung)

The Bandung State Administrative Court (PTUN) conducted an initial examination of the lawsuit of eight private high school organizations in West Java at West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi regarding the policy of increasing the number of students per study group (rombel) in public schools.

Spokesperson for the Bandung Administrative Court, Enrico Simanjuntak, said the lawsuit, which has been officially registered with Case Number 121/G/2025/PTUN.BDG, was investigated this Thursday.

"The lawsuit was filed on July 31, 2025. The chairman of the court has determined which panel of judges will examine it, and today a trial is being examined for the first preparation," said Enrico in Bandung, Thursday, August 7, as reported by ANTARA.

He explained that the examination of this preparation would last for approximately 30 days, before entering the main stage of the case, such as reading the lawsuit, the defendant's answers, replicas, duplication, and proof.

The stages of proof, he said, would involve proof of letters, electronics, witnesses, experts, and other evidence, before the panel of judges finally concluded and handed down the verdict.

This lawsuit was triggered by the West Java governor's policy through Governor's Decree Number 463.1/Kep.323-Disdik/2025 which regulates the addition of the number of students in a group to study in public schools, which is considered detrimental to private schools because it will reduce the potential number of students who apply to private schools.

Meanwhile, the government says this policy is based on the reason the state must be present to ensure that every child gets the right to education, especially for those who are unable to continue their education.

The eight private school organizations listed as plaintiffs in this case are:

1. West Java Province Private High School Principal Forum

2. Bandung Regency Private University Deliberation Agency (BMPS)

3. BMPS Cianjur Regency

4. BMPS Bogor City

5. BMPS Garut Regency

6. BMPS Cirebon City

7. BMPS Kuningan Regency

8. BMPS Sukabumi City