Parents: 1; Schools: 0
SCHOOL FEE PROTESTS
Education commissioner meets parents after a week, assures them of an audit of all schools regarding the fee hike, with report up on
govt website in 10 days
After protesting over school fees for six days outside the Central Building, which is where the education commissioner’s office is located, parents’ unions on Monday finally got an opportunity to meet with officials.
They later said that while the discussion was not entirely positive, it may be headed in the right direction after the education commissioner assured them that audits of all schools will be ordered and uploaded on the government website within the next 10 days.
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The petition was filed by Deepa Joseph, an advocate, social activist also the mother of a class 10 student.
She said that the boards are unjustified in keeping the collected amount as exams for classes 10 and 12 have been cancelled.
New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in Delhi High Court seeking a refund of the examination fees from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and other boards to the students registered for classes 10th and 12th board examinations, which were canceled this year in view of COVID-19 pandemic.
A civil writ petition submitted by a lawyer stated that it is unjustified for the board to kwwp the sum collected from students as examination fees for Class 10th and 12th board examinations that have got cancelled.
: Sunday, July 4, 2021, 9:39 AM IST
Plea in Delhi HC seeks direction to CBSE to refund fee charged for cancelled Class 10, 12 Board exams
Plea in Delhi HC seeks direction to CBSE to refund fee charged for cancelled Class 10, 12 Board exams
ANI
A civil writ petition in the nature of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and others to refund the examination fees to the students registered in classes X and XII for appearing in Board examinations that have been cancelled for this year.
The petition submits that the Respondent is totally unjustified in keeping the money collected from students as examination fees for Class X and XII board examinations that have got cancelled. It is safe to assume that CBSE has received Crores of rupees as examination fees, plea states.
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Delhi s Modern School wants fee from EWS girl, stops online class
Following a high court order, the Directorate of Education had recently issued a notice to private schools in Delhi to charge monthly fees with a 15 per cent deduction.
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After clearing Class X in 2020-21, she was promoted to XI in the academic year 2021-22. (Express Illustrations)
NEW DELHI: Despite guidelines from the Delhi government, Modern School has stopped a Class XI student belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) from attending online classes and other activities due to non payment of fees. Advocate and president of All India Parents Association, Ashok Agarwal has issued a legal notice to the private school located on Barakhamba Road in this regard.