Noida: The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has slapped a penalty of Rs 1 lakh every on round 100 non-public faculties in Noida and Greater Noida for non-compliance of an order of the Allahabad High Court, officers mentioned on Wednesday. The courtroom had directed faculties to return 15 per cent of the charges to all college students which have been charged in the course of the 2020-21 coronavirus interval, they mentioned.
The penalty towards the faculties can be elevated to Rs 5 lakh if the scholars usually are not refunded inside 30 days, in keeping with the order issued by District Inspector of Schools Dharamveer Singh.
A senior official mentioned the matter of non-compliance of courtroom order by the faculties, which embody outstanding establishments, had come to mild throughout a gathering of the District Fee Regulatory Committee (DFRC) on Monday.
“The DFRC meeting was chaired by District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma and it emerged that around 100 private schools in Gautam Buddh Nagar have not complied with the HC order which had set a deadline of March for the repayment,” the officer mentioned.
The penalty order, issued on Wednesday to colleges, cited the courtroom order which was handed on January 6 this yr.
“It is made clear that in case any fee has been paid in excess of what has been determined by the Supreme Court in the aforesaid judgment (i.e 15 per cent of the fees charged from students during the academic year 2020-21, when classes were held online), in the case of the students still studying, the same may be adjusted in the fee to be paid in future,” the order acknowledged.
“In case of students who have passed out or left the school, the amount may be calculated and returned to those students. Let the entire exercise be done within two months of date,” the order added.
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