Collect only tuition fees, Delhi HC tells 2 private schools

Delhi High Court has directed two private schools here t to collect from students any amount or than tuition fees that too as per rates prevailing prior to October 31 last year. Justice Rajiv Shakdher also directed schools, both in south Delhi, to pay salaries of staff and teachers at rates presently prevailing.

directions came on schools' plea challenging Directorate of Education's (DoE) April 22 finding, that two institutions h illegally hiked fees and compelled parents to pay that along with arrears, and its recommendation to lodge an FIR against manment and seal premises. court issued tice to Delhi government, police and DoE on plea and sought ir stand by June 8. It asked school manment or officials to join police investigation into aunticity of some e-mails sent to two schools allegedly by DoE allowing m to hike ir fees.

DoE has lodged a complaint with police regarding e-mails, court ted and directed Cyber Cell to file a report with regard to genuineness of e-mails. court furr directed police that, meanwhile, coercive steps be taken against schools' manment till next date of hearing on June 8.