{"id":229835,"date":"2020-05-19T15:50:30","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T10:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=229835"},"modified":"2023-10-03T17:32:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:02:44","slug":"utt-hc-private-unaided-schools-cannot-ask-for-tuition-fees-from-children-who-are-unable-to-access-online-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/05\/19\/utt-hc-private-unaided-schools-cannot-ask-for-tuition-fees-from-children-who-are-unable-to-access-online-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Utt HC | Private unaided schools cannot ask for tuition fees from children who are unable to access online classes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uttaranchal High Court:\u00a0<\/strong>A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and R.C. Khulbe, J., directed slew of directions to be followed in pursuance to the State Government Order passed on 2nd May, 2020 with regard to the collection of tuition fees by private unaided schools.<\/p>\n

State Government vide its Order dated 2nd May, 2020 had permitted to private unaided schools to conduct online classes. In terms of the said order, these schools were also prohibited from collecting any fees other than tuition fees.<\/p>\n

The said clause of collecting tuition fees was not extended to the private unaided schools who were unable to provide online classes.<\/p>\n

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It has been alleged that parents were being coerced to pay tuition fees. Some of the schools are conducting classes for even Upper Kindergarten students only to collect fees from gullible parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Schools had started to send WhatsApp messages and e-mails with regard to payment of tuition fees, though the Government Order required payment of fees to be voluntary and since several of the State’s inhabitants lacked internet facility due to which children could not attend the online classes, still they were being asked to pay tuition fees.<\/p>\n

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Object of the Government Order dated 2nd May, 2020 is to ease the burden on parents, who do not even have the means to earn their livelihood in this period of crisis, in being required to pay the huge fees which these private institutions charge.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While the difficulties of these institutions, in having to incur expenditure without collecting fees from its students, is understandable, times of crisis like these would require the haves to extend a helping hand to the have-nots.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Court issued following directions for effective implementation of the above-stated Government Order:<\/p>\n