41 private schools to refund fees as per Delhi High Court Order
The Delhi High Court has ordered 41 private schools to refund the extra fees charged by them in 2009 along with interest.A judicial panel in this regard was set up by the court, consisting of a three member committee in 2011 which inspected into the matter and gave the recommendation.The committee headed by former Rajasthan high court Chief Justice Anil Dev Singh,examined the financial records of 81 schools out of total 1,172 schools.A sixth interim report was then submitted before the bench was headed by Justice B D Ahmed.The committee examined the financial records of 741 private schools in the city, wherein it found that there was an unnecessary hike in the school fee which should be returned to the parents of the students.The step was taken to determine the validity of the city government’s February 2009 notification permitting them to hike tuition fees by scrutinizing the accounts of different private schools.