( 1 ) THE afore-mentioned writ petitions have been filed, inter alia, questioning the right of various aided and unaided schools to fix tuition and other fees from students. The case of the petitioner is that lakhs of students studying in unaided recognized private schools in Delhi would be affected by the decision of this Hon ble court on the vital questions of law which have been raised by the petitioner association in these Public interest Litigations. The petitioners state that the respondent schools are not entitled to hike fee w. e. f. 1. 4. 1999 without following the procedure as laid down by this Hon ble court in judgment dated 30/10/1998. It is also submitted that the respondent schools are required to consult the representatives of the parents before taking any decision about the fee hike but the same has not been done. It is alleged that in absence of any valid decision regarding fee hike, the respondent schools are entitled to charge fee from the students w. e. f. 1. 4. 1999 at the rates which were prevalent on 31/03/1997. It is submitted that the respondent schools had with them large sums of surpluses even as on 31st March 997 and that they were not justifi