New
Delhi:
The Supreme Court Monday refused to stay the Delhi High Court order permitting
unaided private schools in the national capital to levy annual fee and
development charges from students. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar did
not agree with the submission of the Directorate of Education (DoE) of the
Delhi government that the order quashing the notification be stayed for the
time being to give relief to the parents of students.
The
top court made it clear however that all the contentions of the Delhi
government would remain open for adjudication by the division bench of the high
court as the dismissal of the plea here was not on merits.
On
May 31, a single-judge bench of the high court had quashed the office orders of
April and August 2020 issued by DoE of the Delhi government forbidding and
postponing collection of annual charges and development fees.
The
Delhi government filed the intra-court appeal before the division bench of the
high court and was aggrieved by the order not staying the single judge bench
verdict.
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