New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday extended the February 10 deadline set by the Delhi government for private schools to constitute School Level Fee Regulation Committees (SLFRCs), granting time until February 20, the next date of hearing and directing that no coercive steps be taken in the meantime.

A Bench led by Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued a notice to the Government of NCT of Delhi on petitions filed by several school associations challenging the February 1 notification requiring schools to form committees within 10 days. The court observed that no prejudice would be caused if the formation of SLFRCs were deferred at this stage.

"We find in case the GNCTD does not insist on the formation ...