Giving a major setback to parents, the Supreme Court onMonday ruled that parents will have to pay 100% of the school fees for theacademic session 2020-21 during the pandemic period which will be equal to thefees paid in the academic session 2019-20.
The Supreme Court gave this interim order on Monday while holding a jointhearing on the SLP filed by the Vidya Bhavan Society, the Managing Committee ofSawai Mansingh Vidyalaya, Gandhi Seva Sadan and the Society of CatholicEducation Institutions which challenged the Fee-Regulation Act 2016.
Under the orders, parents will have to pay the fee from March 5-2021, which canbe collected in 6 instalments. Also, the court clarified that no child's namewill be omitted from the school due to non-payment of fees. Also, children of10th and 12th will also not be denied to sit in the examination if fees are notdeposited.
Earlier, the Rajasthan government had issued an order on October 28 askingRajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) to charge 60% to the state boardaffiliated schools and 70% to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)accredited schools.
Apart from this, the state government has also been asked by the Apex Court togive the outstanding amount under Right to Education (RTE) admission within amonth.