India, April 21 -- The Maharashtra higher education department on April 15 directed that the fees allegedly illegally and non-transparently collected from students of ILS Law College, Pune, be refunded to them following orders issued by the Bombay high court (HC) in connection with a petition filed by student Mayur Suhas Garud.

According to the petitioner, the college had collected 'other fees' from him during the academic years 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2024-25 without transparency and without proper approval from the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) under section 101(7) of the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016. In its order dated February 12, 2026, the Bombay HC directed the Maharashtra government to take a decision on the p...