Delhi HC dismissed appeals challenging a previous ruling that Directorate of Education was not empowered to exercise unrestricted control over fees charged by unaided pvt schools.
On Monday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Education Minister Ashish Sood introduced the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025.
Amid protests by parents over alleged arbitrary fee hikes by private schools, Delhi govt has cleared a draft bill aimed at raising accountability. ThePrint explains how it plans to do so.
Parents complain of hidden costs, with some turning to loans, while private schools justify 10% annual fee hike to improve infrastructure and attract, retain qualified permanent faculty.
SC bench was hearing pleas of private unaided schools against Rajasthan High Court order that slashed fees by upto 70%. It however directed schools to reduce fees by 15%.
The Delhi HC, which was hearing a plea by Queen Mary School Northend, said schools could only preclude students whose parents could not prove they were in a financial crisis.
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