Giving a relief to the parents and students, the Supreme Court has directed educational institutions to reduce fees since their running costs is reduced owing to closed campuses.

Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari said the management of educational institutions should be sensitive to the parents and children in these harsh times and must not indulge in profiteering. 

They said that the school management cannot collect fees for activities and facilities which are, in fact, not provided to or availed of by its students due to circumstances beyond their control. schools were not allowed to open for a long period during the academic year 2020-21. Resultantly, the school management must have saved overheads and recurring cost on various items such as petrol/diesel, electricity, maintenance cost, water charges, stationery charges, etc.,”

The court also directed the schools to not debar any student from attending either online classes or physical classes on account of nonpayment of fees, arrears/outstanding fees.

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