27.6.2011 (UNI) Orissa High court today observed that all the private schools in Orissa, including the English medium schools, should also abide by the provisions of Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009.
A single-judge bench of Justice M M Das clarified it today while delivering a verdict pertaining to hike of tuition fees by the DAV schools.
The judge who had reserved the judgment after completion of hearing in the matter in April this year, refused to accept the contention of DAV schools management that they do not come under Orissa Education Act.
Mr Justice Das ruled that all the private schools in the state, including the English medium schools are under the purview of Orissa Education Act.
The High Court directed the State government to form a high-level committee under the head of Director School and Mass Education within four months to look into the fee structure of all the private schools in the State.
The private schools wishing to make any changes in their fee structure shall apply to the Committee, which in turn shall dispose of the applications within 90 days, Mr. Justice Das observed.
On the fee hike by DAV schools, the court struck down the earlier notification of the DAV Management and ordered that the schools should continue with their fee structure of 2008-09 academic year and there shall not be any hike of any fees by the schools without the leave of the Committee to be formed by the State government.
The Orissa government in April 2009 had allowed the English medium schools to increase their school fees by 25 per cent. The State government had even allowed the school authorities to hike their development fees by 15 per cent.
However, the decision of the state government and subsequent fee hike notification of DAV school management was challenged in Orissa High Court by Parents' Association of a Cuttack-based DAV school describing the decision and notification of the school as 'uncalled for, unilateral and arbitrary'. UNI
A single-judge bench of Justice M M Das clarified it today while delivering a verdict pertaining to hike of tuition fees by the DAV schools.
The judge who had reserved the judgment after completion of hearing in the matter in April this year, refused to accept the contention of DAV schools management that they do not come under Orissa Education Act.
Mr Justice Das ruled that all the private schools in the state, including the English medium schools are under the purview of Orissa Education Act.
The High Court directed the State government to form a high-level committee under the head of Director School and Mass Education within four months to look into the fee structure of all the private schools in the State.
The private schools wishing to make any changes in their fee structure shall apply to the Committee, which in turn shall dispose of the applications within 90 days, Mr. Justice Das observed.
On the fee hike by DAV schools, the court struck down the earlier notification of the DAV Management and ordered that the schools should continue with their fee structure of 2008-09 academic year and there shall not be any hike of any fees by the schools without the leave of the Committee to be formed by the State government.
The Orissa government in April 2009 had allowed the English medium schools to increase their school fees by 25 per cent. The State government had even allowed the school authorities to hike their development fees by 15 per cent.
However, the decision of the state government and subsequent fee hike notification of DAV school management was challenged in Orissa High Court by Parents' Association of a Cuttack-based DAV school describing the decision and notification of the school as 'uncalled for, unilateral and arbitrary'. UNI
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