Summary:
more-inOver 570 private schools across the city have been told to refund the excess fee they charged students over the past two years. Of these, the committee identified 575 schools as those that are required to refund excess fees with 9% interest. The order by the Directorate of Education, issued on May 16, gave 575 private schools seven days to refund the excess fees, in compliance with a Delhi High Court committee’s reports pertaining to the period between June 2016 and January 2018. The committee set up by the High Court submitted 10 interim reports to the government, covering 1,169 schools. Legal optionsSources in the government said the schools will submit compliance reports, following which those who have not will be acted against..