Madras High Court Permits Private Educational Institutions To Collect Balance 35% Tuition Fee For Current Academic Year

Taking note of the scant possibility of reopening of schools for physical classes during this academic year, the Madras High Court on Wednesday permitted private educational institutions to collect 35% of the balance tuition fee for the academic year 2019-2020. In July, the High Court had allowed all unaided private institutions in the state of Tamil Nadu to collect 40% of the tuition fees as ‘advance fees’, based on the tuition fees for the academic year 2019-2020. At that time, it was directed that balance of 35% of the fees shall be collected within a period of two months from the date on which the institution is reopened and physical classes commence.