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Contempt petition against DC for ignoring HC order on private school fees

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A civil contempt petition has been filed against the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban district in the high court for not heeding to the court's judgement passed on June 28, with regard to fixing fees in private schools.

The petitioners are nine students, studying in private schools in the city, who have appealed to the court to take action against DC V Shankar who is the chairperson of the District-level Education Regulating Authority Urban District (DERA) constituted under Rule 16 of the Karnataka Educational Institutions (Classification, Regulation and Prescription of Curricula, etc) Rules 1995. The authority has the power to look into any violation of the Karnataka Education Act and Rules by schools in their jurisdiction.

Objecting to the high fee charged by schools under various heads, several students and the Karnataka Students Parents Jagruta Vedike had gone to the court earlier this year.

After hearing their case, the court had directed that the fee regulatory authority (DERA) should look into the complaints of the petitioners within one week of filing the complaint.
Following the judgement, the petitioners filed complaints with the DC. "In spite of repeated requests now and then, the accused is not fixing the date for hearing and deciding the fees," the petition reads.

The court had directed that the students pay 40% of the fee prescribed by the school. The schools were to calculate the fee based on the 1995 rules and publish the same on their notice boards, after which, if there was no further complaint, the parents would pay the balance amount.

Ravi, whose son is in Class IX, has paid 40% but wants the regulatory committee to look into the fee prescribed by the school. "They are threatening to withhold my son's hall ticket to prevent him from writing exams. They have created such a system to pressurise us to pay the remaining fee." He had addressed a complaint to the DC in July but did not receive any response. Similarly, Veeresh's daughter's school has been repeatedly sending them notices to pay the balance amount. "They have put a fee structure on their notice board. I asked them to get a seal from the authorities in the education department but they refused," he said. Other petitioners in the case are also facing similar harassment.

When contacted regarding the petition, V Shankar said, "We will initiate legal action and take steps based on the court direction."
A civil contempt petition has been filed against the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban district in the high court for not heeding to the court’s judgement passed on June 28, with regard to fixing fees in private schools.

The petitioners are nine students, studying in private schools in the city, who have appealed to the court to take action against DC V Shankar who is the chairperson of the District-level Education Regulating Authority Urban District (DERA) constituted under Rule 16 of the Karnataka Educational Institutions (Classification, Regulation and Prescription of Curricula, etc) Rules 1995. The authority has the power to look into any violation of the Karnataka Education Act and Rules by schools in their jurisdiction.

Objecting to the high fee charged by schools under various heads, several students and the Karnataka Students Parents Jagruta Vedike had gone to the court earlier this year.

After hearing their case, the court had directed that the fee regulatory authority (DERA) should look into the complaints of the petitioners within one week of filing the complaint.
Following the judgement, the petitioners filed complaints with the DC. "In spite of repeated requests now and then, the accused is not fixing the date for hearing and deciding the fees,” the petition reads.

The court had directed that the students pay 40% of the fee prescribed by the school. The schools were to calculate the fee based on the 1995 rules and publish the same on their notice boards, after which, if there was no further complaint, the parents would pay the balance amount.

Ravi, whose son is in Class IX, has paid 40% but wants the regulatory committee to look into the fee prescribed by the school. "They are threatening to withhold my son’s hall ticket to prevent him from writing exams. They have created such a system to pressurise us to pay the remaining fee.” He had addressed a complaint to the DC in July but did not receive any response. Similarly, Veeresh’s daughter’s school has been repeatedly sending them notices to pay the balance amount. "They have put a fee structure on their notice board. I asked them to get a seal from the authorities in the education department but they refused,” he said. Other petitioners in the case are also facing similar harassment.

When contacted regarding the petition, V Shankar said, "We will initiate legal action and take steps based on the court direction.”

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