JUDGMENT

SANJU PANDA, J.

Since common questions of facts and law are involved in both the writ petitions, they are heard together and disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The petitioners in W.P.C No. 2440 of 2012, who are the nominated members of the Parents’ Grievance Redressal Forum, whose children are reading in St.Vincent Convent School, Balasore, hereinafter to be referred to as ‘School’, in short, and the petitioners in W.P.(C) No.1920 of 2012, who are the students reading in Class I and III through their mother guardian, are challenging the action of the School so far as unusual hike of school fees in the midst of the session 2011-12. They have been imposed a condition that unless the students pay the enhanced fee, they will be debarred from appearing the final examination, which was scheduled to be held in February, 2012.

3. The short facts as revealed from the writ petitions are that the school is a recognized unaided institution affiliated to the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE/ISC) Board, New Delhi and the school is preparing its students for the ICSE Examination in Standard X level and ISC Examination at +2 level. The students’ strength of the school is 1