The Delhi High Court on Thursday reprimanded Delhi Public School, Dwarka for suspending 31 students for not paying fees. A single bench of Justice Sachin Dutta said that children cannot be threatened for not paying school fees. Such actions are equivalent to mental harassment and hurt the self-esteem of students. According to news agency ANI, the court said, ‘School is not just a means of earning. Its first purpose is to educate children and develop moral values, not to act as a commercial enterprise. Even though the school charges fees for its services, it cannot be considered equal to a commercial institution.’ Actually, the whole matter is related to DPS located in Dwarka, Delhi. On 9 May 2025, DPS had struck off the names of 32 children for not paying fees. When these children reached school on May 13, 4 male and two female bouncers checked their IDs and sent them back. Parents were not even informed before sending them home. After the reprimand of Delhi High Court, DPS has withdrawn its decision to suspend 31 students. Justice Dutta has asked DPS Dwarka and parents to resolve the dispute among themselves keeping in mind the interests of the children. On May 15, 2025, 102 parents had filed a petition in Delhi High Court. Parents allege – Fees increased by 50 thousand in 5 years
Parents allege that DPS Dwarka has increased the fees from ? 1,39,630 to about ? 1,90,000 in the last 5 years without the approval of the Directorate of Education (DoE). When the parents protested against this, the school expelled 32 children and posted bouncers at the gate. Parents called it a disregard of the orders of the court and DoE. At the same time, DPS Dwarka, citing the financial crunch of the school, said that the parents were repeatedly informed about the outstanding fees. The school said that bouncers were deployed for security due to continuous protests and threats. The matter of deploying bouncers turned out to be true in the investigation. The Education Department visited DPS Dwarka on 13 May 2025 and found that the school prevented the children from going to class and deployed bouncers at the gate. DoE ordered the school to immediately reinstate the expelled children and not discriminate. Also asked the school to submit the report in 3 days. Delhi government notice to 11 schools for fee hike. After the matter of fee hike in DPS came to light, the Delhi government audited the schools. By April 2025, the Delhi government audited the financial records of 600 private schools. On 17 April 2025, 11 schools in Delhi were issued show cause notices for not submitting audit reports for the last 10 years and increasing fees illegally. DPS Dwarka is also included in these. These schools are accused of increasing fees for the 2024-25 session. These fees were increased without the approval of the DoE. Parents allege that the action of the Delhi government is slow. There are 1,677 recognized private schools in Delhi, out of which only 600 have been audited so far. Also read these news related to Delhi schools
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