Chandigarh, Feb. 15 -- The Chandigarh administration has undertaken before the Punjab and Haryana high court that it will settle issue of reimbursement to private schools in lieu of admitting students from economic weaker section (EWS) within eight weeks.

UT's counsel told the high court bench of justice Harsimran Singh Sethi that schools had already submitted their representations on the issue and any supplementary details could be submitted within one week.

UT will consider the same and decide the quantum of money to which an institute was entitled for reimbursement. This will be paid within four weeks, after it is decided, a team of lawyers led by senior standing counsel, Amit Jhanji told the high court.

The court was dealing with a...