Chandigarh, May 31 -- In a major relief to hundreds of parents, a Chandigarh civil court has declared the fee hike introduced by Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, in the 2017-18 academic session illegal and directed the institution to limit the increase to 8% over the previous year's fee structure.

The school had raised the tuition fee from approximately Rs.2,100- Rs.2,775 a month to Rs.4,800- Rs.4,975 a month, depending on the class, court records show.

The judgment came in a civil suit filed by 349 parents who had challenged the revised fee structure, stating that the school had not given any adequate justification while the decision placed an unreasonable financial burden on the families.

The school had argued that the revision was ne...