New Delhi, March 8 Four 12th-grade students from a private school in Mayur Vihar, east Delhi, have reportedly been prevented from taking the exam on Monday due to non-payment of fees, according to parents.
The parents stated that they had refused to pay the increased fee and were subsequently issued a notice by the school stating that the students' names had been removed from the rolls under the provisions of the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973.
The school has not yet responded to the matter.
In the notice dated March 7, the school informed the parents that the students' names would be removed from the rolls from March 9 if the outstanding dues were not cleared.
The school cited Rule 35 of the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973, which allows institutions to remove a student's name if fees are not paid.
The notice also stated that unaided, recognized private schools do not require prior approval from the Director of Education before fixing fees for an academic year, and cited various court judgments.
The school has asked the parents not to send the students to school from March 9 onwards if the pending dues are not cleared, according to the notice.
