New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Monday told the Delhi government to consider deferring the enforcement of its law fixing fees of private schools to April 2026, observing that implementing it for the present academic session will be "unviable". The court asked the government to think on the matter and report back next week.

Without passing any order, the bench of justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe noted that the recently notified Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025, "talks about the implementation from next year. You are saying that you will start from this year retrospectively."

Posting the matter on January 27, the bench said, "No doubt, the fees are phenomenally high. This i...