Overview
- The Delhi government told the Supreme Court it will not enforce the 2025 fee-regulation Act in the ongoing 2025–26 academic year, targeting rollout from 2026–27.
- The Supreme Court recorded the assurance, said no further interim orders were needed, and left all substantive questions to the Delhi High Court.
- A February 1 Gazette “Removal of Difficulties” order requires every school to form a School-Level Fee Regulation Committee within 10 days, submit fee proposals for 2026–27 to 2028–29 within 14 days, and directs the Directorate of Education to set up district appellate panels within 30 days.
- For 2025–26, schools may charge no more than what was being collected on April 1, 2025, with any allegedly exorbitant charges to be regulated subject to pending court outcomes.
- The Act retains its framework of two-tier oversight, three-year fee blocks, and defined permissible heads and accounting standards, as private school challenges continue in the High Court.