Common Order

R.BANUMATHI,J.

1. The writ petitioners, who are unaided private schools, have filed these writ petitions challenging the final order/ fee structure prescribed by School Fee Determination Committee on the ground of arbitrariness and that it is not in conformity with Tamilnadu Schools (Regulation of Collection of Fee) Act 2009 (Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 2009).

2. All the writ petitioners are self financing schools and not getting any financial aid from the Government or other Government sources. Some of the writ petitioners are recognised under Tamil Nadu Private Schools Regulation Act; few others are recognised under Code of Regulations for Matriculation Schools or Code of Regulations for Anglo Indian Schools. In so far as Schools recognised under CBSE Regulations or ICSE regulations, the applicability of Tamilnadu Schools (Regulation of Collection of Fee) Act, 2009 is under challenge and those writ petitions challenging the applicability of the Act were ordered to be segregated. Since common points for determination arise in all these writ petitions, all of them were heard together and shall stand disposed of by this common judgment.

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