India, Feb. 19 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Directorate of Education (DoE) to conduct a thorough audit of the accounts of all recognised private unaided schools in Delhi for the last three academic years, including 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia sought the DoE's response in the petition filed by NGO, Justice for All and set April 22 as the next hearing date.

In its petition filedon February 10, argued by advocates Khagesh Jha and Shikha Sharma, the NGO contended that the DoE, despite having a statutory obligation under the Delhi School Education Act, 1973 (DSE Act 1973), failed to ensure regular audits of accounts of unrecognised private schools in the Ca...