India, March 1 -- The Delhi High Court on Saturday deferred the implementation of the city Government's mandate to private schools to constitute school-level fee-regulation committees (SLFRCs) for the upcoming academic session.

A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said during the pendency of the petitions challenging the Government decision, the constitution of the SLFRCs shall remain in abeyance, and the schools shall be entitled to collect the same fees for the academic year 2026-2027 as they did the previous academic year. Any exorbitant fees, the bench added, shall be regulated in accordance with law.

The bench passed the order on pleas moved by several school associations seeking a stay on a February 1 noti...