India, Feb. 10 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi government's Directorate of Education (DoE) to refrain until February 20 from insisting that schools constitute fee regulation committees for determining fees for three academic years beginning 2026-27.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia issued the order while hearing petitions filed by Forum of Minority Schools and Action Committee Unaided Recognised Private Schools challenging the Delhi government's February 1 notification.

The notification, titled Delhi School Education (Removal of Difficulties) Order, mandated all schools to constitute school-level fee regulation committees (SLFRCs) by February 10 for fixing fees for three academic years c...