No child to be debarred on account of non-payment of fees.
On 3rd May, 2021 the Supreme Court clarified that no student can be debarred from attending classes on account of non-payment of fees. Similarly, the name of a student cannot be withheld from the ensuing Board examinations on the grounds of non-payment of fees.
Relevant extracts of the said judgment have been reproduced below-
“The school Management shall not debar any student from attending either online classes or physical classes on account of nonpayment of fees, arrears/outstanding fees including the installments, referred to above, and shall not withhold the results of the examinations of any student on that account.
The school Management shall not withhold the name of any student/candidate for the ensuing Board examinations for Classes X and XII on the ground of nonpayment of fee/arrears for the academic year 2020-21, if any, on obtaining undertaking of the concerned parents/students.”
[Note: While this was a dispute between private parties involving schools in Rajasthan, it serves as a good precedent for other students in India as well]
