HC asks Delhi govt to look into complaints against a school

The Delhi High Court today directed the city government to look into the complaints of some parents that a school has allegedly arbitrarily hiked fees for the academic year 2014-2015.
Justice Manmohan asked the Director of the Directorate of Education (DoE), Delhi government, to investigate into the issue and file a response within eight weeks.
The court's direction came during the hearing of plea moved by over 20 parents who also sought rolling back of hiked fees.
Advocate Ashok Agarwal, appearing for the parents, told the court that the school has increased the annual fee by 190-245 per cent during the last four years with an average increase of 47-61 per cent each year.

He said "development charges have been hiked by 121-1450 per cent during the last four years, with an average increase of 30-362 per cent per years".
"Similarly, tuition fee has been hiked by an average of 15-48 per cent each year," the advocate contended.

"It is submitted that the profit of the school has increased between 300-500 per cent every year as the school is charging almost 300-500 per cent more Annual and Development charges from new admissions," the petition said.
Agarwal argued that the school is indulging in profiteering and commercialisation of education.
The management has made huge investments in various management colleges and an International School at Pilukhwa, Uttar Pradesh.

"It is submitted that other officials of the school are maintaining huge fleet of BMW, Audi, Toyota and other luxury cars at the cost and expense of students," the counsel contended.