SHC declares five per cent hike in private schools fees ‘illegal’

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) Friday declared five per cent increase in private schools fees illegal.

The bench headed by Chief Justice SHC approved  petitions for hearing filed against arbitrary hike of five per cent in school fees by private schools whereas rejecting filed applications seeking for hike in fees by private school owners and declared it as illegal.

At this occasion, CJ directed education department that implementation over enforced rules should be followed strictly at private schools.