Gujarat HC upholds law regulating fees in private schools


 The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday held that the law enacted by the state government to regulate fees charged by private schools in the state is constitutionally valid. It rejected dozens of petitions filed by private schools challenging the law.

The court has ordered all schools to follow the Gujarat Self Financed Schools (Regulation of Fees) Act, 2017, which will be implemented from 2018.

Rejecting around 40 petitions opposing it, a division bench of Chief Justice R. Subhash Reddy and Justice V.M. Pancholi upheld the law and ruled that the state legislature is competent and has the authority to form laws for state boards, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE).

The court has also rejected the contention of the CBSE and minority schools, which had submitted that the state cannot regulate them with regard to fees....Read more

 

Source web page:The Hindu


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