New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The Delhi High Court on Saturday put on hold the Delhi government's February 1 notification directing private schools in the national capital to set up School-Level Fee Regulation Committees (SLFRCs) and submit proposed fee structures for the next three academic years.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia ordered that the notification shall remain in abeyance until the petitions are finally decided.

The Court clarified that, for the academic year 2026-27, schools may continue charging the same fees as in the previous academic year, subject to the final outcome of the case.

The Bench observed that it would be appropriate to defer the constitution of the SLFRCs w...