HC quashes two Delhi govt.’s orders on private school fees

The orders issued last year restrained private schools in the city from collecting annual charges and development fees from students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The High Court on Monday quashed two separate orders issued last year by the Delhi government restraining private schools in the city from collection of annual charges and development fees from students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Justice Jayant Nath said the orders “are prejudicial to the said schools and would cause an unreasonable restriction in their functioning”. The court directed that the amount payable by students would be paid in six monthly instalments from June 10 onwards. The court’s direction came on plea by the Action Committee of Unaided Recognised Private Schools, a registered association with approximately 450 private unaided schools functioning in Delhi as its members.