Overview
- A division bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Vimal Kumar Yadav quashed a single judge’s directive to form high-powered committees on salary and arrears issues.
- The case returns to the roster bench for a fresh hearing, with no observations on merits and all rights and contentions kept open.
- The November 2023 order had asked the Delhi government to set up central and zonal committees to supervise 6th and 7th Central Pay Commission implementation for private unaided schools.
- The appeals involved issues such as fee hikes and entitlement to CPC-linked pay, with challenges from schools including Ryan International and GD Goenka and petitions by more than 50 teachers.
- The court noted the proposed committees effectively received judicial powers and lacked teacher representation, holding that such adjudication must remain with judges.