MUMBAI: Twenty-eight students of two Dadar schools of Indian Education Society will regain their access to online classes from Friday. Those who lost studies will be provided extra lectures.
Parents of the students from KG to Class IX had moved court last month after 150 children of IES’s Ashlane Primary School and Modern English School were denied access to online classes over non-payment of fees for 2020-21. Schools in online mode reopened for 2021-22 on June 15.
A bench of Justices Ramesh Dhanuka and Riyaz Chagla on Wednesday accepted their submission to clear arrears of 2020-21 fees in six equal monthly instalments beginning August 10. On July 20, the bench had told them to pay fees first and then move HC for online access. The petitioners had urged it to immediately allow classes, set aside fees fixed for 2020-21 and 2021-22 and to reduce it by 50%.
‘Extra e-classes for those who missed studies’
The two private schools told court that the online link will be made available from Friday and extra online classes will be conducted for students who missed studies. The advocate for the petitioners informed court that fees for June and July 2021 will be paid by August18. Regarding fees, the court told the parents to approach the Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee (DFRC) within a week of the order. DFRC has eight weeks to decide on the fee complaint after hearing the parents and school managements.
The court stated that if any student applies for a school leaving certificate, the schools should consider each case based its merit and sympathetically.
