School fees case order mhc krishnakumar judge W.P.Nos.8490 of 2020 etc., batch IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 30.07.2021 CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR W.P.Nos.8490, 8491, 8492, 8665, 8732,

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 30.07.2021
CORAM:
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR
W.P.Nos.8490, 8491, 8492, 8665, 8732, 8733, 8789, 8825, 8829, 8836, 8840,
8841, 8850, 8951, 9017, 9049, 9052, 9055, 9063, 9066, 9067, 9070, 9071,
9073, 9089, 9091, 9092, 9093, 9144, 9148, 9152, 9182, 9274, 9295, 9301,
9331, 9388, 9422, 9423, 9426, 9452, 9518, 9822, 9978 of 2020 and
W.P.Nos.12049 and 13588 of 2021
and
W.M.P.No.10247, 10248, 10250, 10251, 10254, 10497, 10586, 10587,
10588, 10590, 10591, 10601, 10668, 10717, 10725, 10728, 10733,
10737, 10739, 10752, 10966, 11008, 11015, 11019, 11034, 11040,
11042, 11046, 11050, 11053, 11075, 11078, 11080, 11082, 11152,
11160, 11161, 11165, 11200, 11305, 11332, 11349, 11417, 11475,
11511, 11513, 11519, 11552, 11630, 11632, 11938, 12125, 12126, &
19045, 10884, 11358, 10757 of 2020 and
WMP.Nos.15728, 15729 & 6398 of 2021
W.P.No.8490 of 2020
1.The Federation of Association of Private
Schools in Tamil Nadu (FAPSIT),
Rep. By its State Secretary Mr.D.C.Elangovan,
No.6A, P.T.Rajan Salai,
20
th Avenue, K.K.Nagar,
Chennai-78 ..Petitioner
Vs
1.The Chief Secretary to Government,
The Office of Revenue and Disaster Management
Department,
Disaster Management Wing, DM II Section,
Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
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(10) If any difficulty faced by the students to continue in
a particular school, they can approach the jurisdictional
Educational Authorities, who shall make necessary
arrangements to accommodate the said students in nearby
Government / Corporation/ Municipal / Panchayat schools.
(11) As a special case under extraordinary situation, the
State Government may also consider to sanction amount for the
fees, if there is any unfilled seats available under 25% quota
under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education
Act, 2009, for the academic year 2021-22, subject to eligibility
criteria.
(12) The management of CBSE Schools shall publish the
details of fees to be collected for the academic year 2021-2022
in their respective website, within a period of four weeks from
the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
(13) In case of dispute in respect of determination of
fees, the school Management or students/parents concerned can
approach the Fee Determination Committee for redressal of
their grievances.
(14) Students who seek to leave the school may inform to
the schools concerned. It is made clear that the Education
Department has already issued a circular that schools cannot
insist upon production of Transfer Certificate for admission of
students in schools. It is only an information to the school
management for admitting new students in the said vacancies.
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(15) The State Government shall take all necessary steps
to fill up the vacancies in the cadre of staff and ensure effective
functioning of the Fee Determination Committee. The said
exercise shall be completed by the Secretary to Government,
School Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu,
within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy
of this order.
(16) In view of the above directions, the State
Government shall issue revised Circular and the same shall be
communicated to all the Schools within a period of two weeks
from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
22. With the above directions, these writ petitions are disposed of.
No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
30.07.2021
Index : Yes / No
Internet : Yes / No
Jvm
To
1.The Chief Secretary to Government,
The Office of Revenue and Disaster Management Department,
Disaster Management Wing, DM II Section,
Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
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