Aggrieved parents of students from across the State had moved a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking regulation of fees in all government and private schools in Uttar Pradesh.
Counsel for petitioners submitted that fees is a matter of quid pro quo, and that since no service except online tuition was provided by private schools in the year 2020-21, charging even a single rupee over and above the tuition fee was uncalled for.
In support of their contentions, the petitioners also cited the recent judgment of the Supreme Court in Indian School, Jodhpur v. State of Rajasthan, where it was held that private schools demanding fees without providing any services amounts to profiteering and commercialization of education.
The expenses incurred by such schools were not commensurate to the physical classes held in schools, it was argued. Hence, the students were not liable to pay the same school fee as paid during the 2019-20 academic session.
Source: Barandbench
