Chennai: In a major setback to parents, the Supreme Court ruled that parents will have to pay 100 per cent of the school fees for the academic session 2020-21 during the pandemic period which will be equal to the fees paid in the academic session 2019-20.
The Supreme Court gave this interim order while holding a joint hearing on the SLP filed by the Vidya Bhavan Society, the Managing Committee of Sawai Mansingh Vidyalaya, Gandhi Seva Sadan and the Society of Catholic Education Institutions which challenged the Fee-Regulation Act 2016.
Under the orders, parents will have to pay the fee from 5 March 2021, which can be collected in six instalments. Also, the court clarified that no child’s name will be omitted from the school due to non-payment of fees. Also, children of 10th and 12th will also not be denied to sit in the examination if fees are not deposited.
Earlier, the Rajasthan government had issued an order on 28 October asking Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) to charge 60 per cent to the state board affiliated schools and 70 per cent to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) accredited schools.
Apart from this, the state government has also been asked by the Apex Court to give the outstanding amount under Right to Education (RTE) admission within a month.