Lockdown interval: SC allows 100% fee collection by Rajasthan schools
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Consider pleas for lack of ability to pay sympathetically on case-to-case foundation, it tells managements
The Supreme Court has stayed a Rajasthan High Court order to schools affiliated to Central and State secondary training boards to gather solely 60% of the tutoring fee for the lockdown interval.
A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar as an alternative allowed schools to gather your complete arrears in six month-to-month instalments from March to August 2021.
“The management/school may collect fees for the academic year 2019-2020 as well as 2020-2021 from the students, equivalent to fees amount notified for the academic year 2019-2020, in six monthly instalments commencing from March 5, 2021 and ending on August 5, 2021,” the court docket directed within the interim order, which can trigger ripples throughout the nation.
It mentioned college students shouldn’t be debarred from attending lessons on account of non-payment.
“The management shall not debar any student from attending either online or physical classes on account of non-payment of fees, arrears/outstanding fees…” the court docket mentioned on an attraction filed by events, together with some Catholic academic establishments, represented by advocate Romy Chacko.
In case dad and mom have problem in paying the arrears, they need to be allowed to strategy the college authorities by particular person representations. The managements would think about them on a “case-to-case basis sympathetically,” the apex court docket mentioned.
The managements had been additionally directed to not withhold the title of any pupil for Class 10 and 12 Board exams in 2021 due to non-payment of arrears. They ought to permit college students to take the examinations after acquiring an endeavor from the dad and mom to pay up.
“The arrangement will not affect collection of fees for the academic year 2021-2022, which would be payable by the students as and when it becomes due and payable, and as notified by the management/school.”
The court docket mentioned the interim order can be topic to the ultimate route.
It fastened the following listening to for February 15.
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