Kerala HC Stresses Need For Mechanism To Regulate Fees in Private Schools [Read Order]

"Education is a charitable activity; both the provider and the beneficiary have to see that in such a manner. There cannot be any element of profit except for the further development of the school infrastructure", Justice Mustaque observed in the orderWhile dealing with writ petitions concerning fee hike in a private school, the High Court of Kerala lamented that there was no statutory. While dealing with writ petitions concerning fee hike in a private school, the High Court of Kerala lamented that there was no statutory mechanism in place to address grievances regarding fee hike in private schools. The case arose out of fee hike in Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Vidhya Mandir, a private CBSE affiliated school in Ernakulam. The Court noted that the conflict arose due to the lack of a proper mechanism to address complaints regarding fee hike.