Overview
- The bench refused to pause the Directorate of Education’s December 24 order requiring School-Level Fee Regulation Committees, but pushed the formation deadline to January 20 and fee submissions to February 5.
- Notices were issued to the Directorate of Education and the Lieutenant Governor on petitions by private and minority schools, with all steps taken under the notification subject to further court orders.
- The court recorded the government’s position that the current-year exercise is a one-time measure under the 2025 law for the 2025–26 session.
- Petitioners argue the 2025 Act conflicts with the Delhi School Education Act, 1973 and violates constitutional rights under Articles 14 and 19, while minority institutions separately invoke Article 30.
- Under the law, each school must set up an 11-member committee with five parents, three teachers, management representatives, the principal, and a DoE nominee to vet fee proposals within 30 days, with appeals to a district body.