India, May 17 -- The Delhi Public School (DPS) Dwarka on Friday deployed bouncers at its gates and denied entry to 32 students whose names were struck off the rolls for non-payment of a fee hike declared illegal by the Delhi government-openly defying a reinstatement order from the Directorate of Education (DoE) issued just a day earlier.

On Thursday, the DoE had warned the school against taking coercive action, calling its move to expel students for not paying unauthorised fees a violation of court directives. But as students arrived on Friday morning, at least four male and two female bouncers were stationed at the school's entrance, setting the stage for another standoff between the school and outraged parents.

As the expelled student...