Arbitrary School Fee - Law Prohibits Fee on Capital Expenditure

Unaided school namely, St. Francis School, Indrapuram (U.P.) has asked each parent to pay Rs.10, 000/- to the school as Building Fund. Parents are protesting. Supreme Court in Modern School case has held that a school can not levy fees on a/c of capital expenditure. Moreover, such a demand amounts to ‘capitation fee’ prohibited by RTE Act, 2009. State Government must take action against the school.