DPS Dwarka strikes off names of students with fee dues, parents protest

Parents protested at Delhi Public School, Dwarka, after 25 students' names were removed for unpaid fees, alleging illegal fee hikes and court order violations.

New Delhi: Parents of several students of Delhi Public School, Dwarka, held a protest outside the school gate on Wednesday, demanding the revocation of an order striking their wards’ names from the rolls for non-clearance of outstanding dues.

Parents said 25 students received the notice and alleged that the fee hike has “not been approved by DoE”, and “violates” the Delhi High Court’s orders. (HT Archive)

“Despite the interim order passed by the Hon’ble High Court, the outstanding fees of your ward remain unpaid. Accordingly, the name of the ward has been struck off from the school rolls with effect from 07.04.2026, in accordance with Rule 35 of the Delhi School Education Act and Rules, 1973,” read the school’s notice sent to the parent and seen by HT.

Parents said 25 students received the notice and alleged that the fee hike has “not been approved by DoE”, and “violates” the Delhi High Court’s orders.

“We are protesting because the school has taken coercive measures, which the high court’s order clearly states that they cannot do. The school has been trying to raise fees for a few years now, but DoE has rejected the Request. This year again, there was a hike, and the court directed us to pay the base fees plus 50% of the hike amount,” said Chandan Kumar, 41, whose two children studying in classes 3 and 7 at the school have been struck.

Kumar said in the academic year 2023-2024, the school’s fee hike proposal was rejected by the DoE. It was found that the school had collected an extra ₹22.5 crore from parents, and the court directed it to refund that amount, but it did not.

HT’s calls and messages to the school received no response till the time of going to press.