New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- The Delhi High Court has struck down a single judge bench's directive to form two-tier committees for resolving pay commission disputes between teachers and unaided private schools, holding that judicial powers cannot be delegated to administrative panels.

Finding that several important issues, such as teachers' eligibility, appointment irregularities, and the schools' financial autonomy, had not been examined, the HC set aside the single bench's judgment and remanded the matter to the roster bench for fresh adjudication.

A Division Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav allowed a batch of appeals filed by teachers as well as schools, finding that the single bench's November 2023 judgment...