New Delhi, May 2 -- The Delhi High Court has stayed a circular issued by Delhi government's Department of Education (DoE) that barred private schools located on land allocated by the Delhi government from raising fees without the approval of the Delhi government.

Justice C Hari Shankar stayed the circular issued on March 27 which barred all Private Recognized Unaided Schools from raising the fee without prior sanction of the DoE.

"The attitude of the DoE in continuously issuing Circulars threatening recognized unaided schools with action in the event of their increasing their fees without obtaining prior approval of the DoE is objectionable, and cannot be allowed," the court said.

"So long as there is no interdiction, interlocutory or ...