Delhi govt can regulate unaided private schools’ fee structure: HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has held that the city government can regulate the fee structure of unaided private schools only to curb profiteering, commercialisation of education and collection of capitation fees.

A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said in an order passed on October 9 that the government cannot impose blanket restrictions or dictate fee increases by such schools.

“It is not that the fees to be charged by the schools cannot be regulated by the government. However, regulation is permitted only to ensure that such schools do not indulge in profiteering or commercialisation of education or charging a capitation fee,” the bench said.

It added that the regulatory measures, which can be adopted by the government, would also encompass in th