ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday hasclarified the verdict in the case of private schools fee reduction.
CJP has asserted that the Supreme Court’s (SC) fees reduction order is notonly for 22 schools but also applicable for all private schools acrossPakistan.
It is pertinent to mention here that in its December 13 ruling, the topcourt had ordered all private schools charging above Rs5,000 in monthly feeto cut the fee by 20 percent.
A bench headed by the chief justice heard the case. During the hearing, thechief justice remarked that the SC ruling applies to all private schools inthe country charging above Rs5,000 per month. “If there is any ambiguity inthe order then hand us the file, we will read it out,” he added.
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“The administrations of schools began to shut down the schools when weordered them to reduce the fee,” the chief justice observed.
In its ruling last month, the SC also barred private schools fromincreasing the annual fee by more than five percent. The court order statedthat any hike of more than five percent in the school fee would have to beapproved by a regulatory board.
