Delhi High Court orders DPS Dwarka to take back the children whose names have been struck off; also said this to parents.

Delhi High Court has passed an interim order last night on the fee hike dispute of DPS Dwarka, in which the court has given instructions to both parents and the school.

In the fee hike dispute between DPS Dwarka and more than 100 parents, Delhi High Court has given a new interim order, in which the school has been asked to take back all the children whose names have been struck off. Along with this, the parents of the children were also instructed to deposit 50 percent of the increased fee as school fees. High Court Justice Vikas Mahajan clarified in his order issued on Wednesday night on May 16 that the 50 percent discount is on the increased part of the fee. Whereas the parents will have to pay the entire fee given earlier.

What was said in the petition?

The High Court passed this interim order on the petition of 102 parents, which also demanded the safety of their children amid the ongoing fee hike issue in DPS Dwarka and its acquisition from the Delhi Government and LG. The petition said that in the last few years the school has pressurized the parents to collect the rejected fees. The parents claimed that the school has adopted a bad, dirty and inhuman method of behavior by keeping bouncers.

The court commented

While giving the interim order, the High Court remarked that the immediate relief sought by the petitioners in this case regarding the academic year 2025-26 is not able to satisfy it, because no such record has been kept which can show that the Directorate of Education of the Delhi Government has rejected the fee fixation by the school for the academic year 2024-25 onwards.

It further said, "Unless the Directorate of Education reviews the financial details of the school and on the basis of its decisions rejects the statement providing for fee hike for the academic session 2024-25 on the touchstone of profiteering and commercialization of education, no restriction is imposed on such increase in fees in the above mentioned law."

Parents will have to pay the increased fees

The court further said that the parents of the students studying in this school should pay the fees charged by the school for the academic year 2024-25, till the Directorate of Education takes a decision on it and is subject to the final result of the writ petition. The court noted the argument of the school's lawyer that the institution is liable to pay 50 per cent of the increased school fees by the petitioners.

The court said, "It is therefore directed that the children of the petitioners will be allowed to continue studying in their respective classes till the pendency of the present petition, provided the parents deposit 50 per cent of the increased fees for the academic year 2024-25. It is clarified that the 50 per cent discount is on the increased part of the fees, the base fee will be paid in full"

Notice sent to government and LG

With this, the court issued notice to the school, LG and Delhi government on the main petition and gave them time to file their reply within 4 weeks and listed the hearing of the case for next 28 August. Let us tell you that the lawyer of the parents had told the court that the school increased the fees by Rs 7000 per month and now it has increased by Rs 9000 per month.