Published on : 10 Oct 2025, 3:49 am 2 min read

The Delhi High Court said on Thursday that the Delhi government’s Directorate of Education (DoE) cannot impose rigid fee control on private schools and that its powers are limited to ensuring the schools do not make unreasonable profits or misuse surplus for non-educational purposes [Rumana through father Mr Hemant and Ors v Bluebells International School Kailash and Anr] .

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that as per the Delhi School Education Act, 1973, and the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973, the DoE has the authority and power to regulate the fees to be charged by the unaided schools.

However, such power or authority cannot travel beyond the measures to curb

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