Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Bail To Officials Over Allegedly Illegal Hike In School Fees, Sale Of Books With Forged ISBN Numbers
Live LawIn FIRs registered against several school managements, principals and booksellers for arbitrary fee enhancement and sale of books with forged ISBN numbers, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused bail to many officials, including a Protestant Bishop of the Church of North India and a Catholic Priest. Later, complaints and enquiry reports were submitted on the subject of illegal fee hikes and fake ISBN Numbers for which the police arraigned office bearers of several school managements in Jabalpur, along with booksellers and publishers. While denying the bail to the accused, the court observed that the FIRs and enquiry reports prima facie indicate the involvement of the school management in deriving unlawful pecuniary benefits by fee enhancement and sale of forged books. The school managements allegedly insisted that the students buy their study materials from specific sellers who were giving out books with forged ISBN numbers.
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