Schools collecting fees, violating HC order: Parents

Parents of students of some private schools in Kashmir have alleged that the schools were violating the orders of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court by collecting fees for months of September and October, which were waived off by the court in view of the recent floods in the Valley.
Parents of the students complained that they were asked to pay the fees and transportation charges for the two months, warning that otherwise the students will face action.
The court, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), had directed the schools in Kashmir not to charge any fees from the students in view of the devastating floods that hit the Valley in the first week of September.

Raziya Saleem, whose daughter is a student at one of the prestigious schools, said that the school management stated that they were contesting the High Court order.
One of the school owners, on condition of anonymity, said, "I have not received any notice from the High Court. Moreover, I have to pay salaries to my staff ... Where will that money come from?"
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Rohit Kansal said the administration will take to task any school found violating the court orders or directions issued by the School Education Department.
"There is no question of tolerating the violations. Action will be taken against the erring schools," Kansal said.