Mumbai, June 22 -- More than two decades after the Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to regulate private coaching institutes, the state is set to table the long-pending Coaching Classes Regulation Bill during the monsoon session of the legislature, which begins on June 22. While coaching class associations have welcomed the move, they have expressed concern that the government has not consulted stakeholders before finalising the draft. The State Consortium of Coaching Class Associations has urged the government to ensure that the proposed law is practical and implementable. Dileep Mehandale, secretary of the consortium, said the last draft stated that any institute with five or more students should be considered a coaching class requiring registration. "Many single women run small coaching classes to support their families. Registrations and other formalities would be difficult for them. The minimum number of students required for registration should be increased," Mehandale said. He added that while the consortium supports legislation to regulate coaching classes, it remains unaware whether its objections to the draft have been incorporated. Mehandale said representatives of the consortium met the deputy secretary of the school education department after a protest at Azad Maidan in May. "We were assured that the final law would take into account the concerns of both small and large coaching institutes," he said. He also cited an earlier order of the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court, which directed the government to consult stakeholders before finalising the legislation. "If the government fails to do so, it could amount to contempt of court, and we will be forced to protest again," he said. Officials confirmed that the draft bill would be introduced during the monsoon session....