India, Feb. 25 -- New Delhi

The Action Committee of Unaided Private Schools, an umbrella body representing over 670 private and unaided schools, on Tuesday urged the Delhi High Court to stay a notification ordering advancement of forming school-level fee regulation committees (SLFRC) by February 10 to determine fees for three academic years starting 2026-27.

It contended that the notification, issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE) on February 1, is contrary to the provisions of the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025.

The committee's counsel, Akhil Sibal, and advocate Kamal Gupta argued before a bench comprising chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia that the order contr...