The High Court on March 1, 2021, had ruled that students should be allowed to sit for exams and cannot be deprived of education since they have not been able to paid the increased fees. Keeping this in mind, parents have been told to bring the matter to the notice of the concerned education officer, in case any school deprives the students from education or does not permit them to appear for examinations.
An appeal has been made by the school education department regarding the same. The state, under the Infectious Diseases Act 1897 and the Disaster Management Act 2005, has decided to implement necessary steps, following which, the Department of School Education had issued a circular dated March 30, 2020 instructing all management schools not to force students and parents to pay the fees for the current year and forthcoming year.
Subsequently, under the powers conferred under Section (21) of the Maharashtra Educational Institutions Fees (Regulation) Act 2011, as well as under the powers vested under Section (26) (i) and (1) of the Disaster Management Act, a Government Resolution (GR) was released dated 08 May 2020. This was said to be beneficial for the students from primary to class 12, and also made it convenient for the parents, and stated that the payment or balance fee for the academic year 2019-20 and 2020-21 could also be given under monthly and quarterly installments if one is not able to pay the same at once.
An appeal has also been made asking the educational facilities to not increase the fee for the upcoming academic year. The Parents' executive committee (EPTA) has asked the officials to make this as a resolution whereby institutions should be asked to reduce the fees and also give parents the option to pay fees the same via installments and online. If implemented, this move could avoid inconvenience during lockdown.
Following this, some educational institutes had filed petitions at the Bombay High Court against the government's decision as of May 8, 2020, and demanded the cancellation of the resolution. After understanding the matter, the Hon'ble High Court had adjourned the ruling dated May 8, 2020 by order of June 26, 2020.
However, the High Court has lifted the stay on the government's decision on March 1, 2021 by competently defending the government in the High Court, the school education department has informed. 
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