Supreme Court Defers Hearing on Delhi School Fee Law to February 2

Overview

• A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Vijay Bishnoi granted the adjournment after submissions by Additional Solicitor General S V Raju.
• Associations of private unaided schools have petitioned against the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025 and its rules.
• The Supreme Court earlier questioned the timing of enforcing the new fee regime during an ongoing academic year.
• The Delhi High Court declined to stay the notification but extended deadlines to form fee regulation committees to January 20 and to file proposed fees to February 5.
• The recently notified law specifies permissible fee heads, mandates accounting standards, restricts additional charges, and prohibits capitation fees and collections beyond approved amounts.