KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday stopped a private school administration situated near the Hill park to charge extra amount of fees from the students.
The SHC heard a case pertaining to exorbitant charges in monthly school fees of private academic institute near the Hill Park in the name of various extra-curricular events while Director General of private Schools appeared the court.
During the hearing the court asked the DG Dr Mansoob Siddiqui to brief the court over the rules regarding the private schools and he could not brief the court anything on the matter. To which the court remarked that “You didn’t know about the rules made by you and what are you doing.”
The Chief Justice of Sindh High Court remarked that the private school has been charging Rs 38,000 as tuition fees, Rs 750 on the name of sports and Rs 600 on the name of photocopy.
Director Private Schools was admonished by the court for not implementing and regulating schools properly
The judge asked the director if he even knew what was happening in schools across the province, to which the DG answered that schools have been told to not take even a rupee extra except the tuition fee, any charges taken other than the tuition fee are wrongful.
The court said that the private schools have made education and the pursuit of knowledge nothing more than a business opportunity.
The court inquired that do the schools themselves have any responsibility towards the students or will the parents just keep doling out money in the name of these events
The court issued orders for private schools to not charge an iota more than the tuition fee, the court also directed the director for private schools to sit with stakeholders on the matter and resolve the matter in light of the current court orders and previously announced verdicts on the matter.
The court also ordered director public school to submit a follow-up report on the matter which should uphold court orders.
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