Bombay High Court Gives Time to Class 10th Student to Clear His Fee & Asks School to Issue the Marksheet
A division bench of Justices Satyaranjan Dharmadhikari and Bharti Dangre directed the school to release his marksheet and other documents only if the student’s parents agree to clear the dues till December 1.
In a major relief, the Bombay High Court stepped in to rescue a class 10 student whose marksheet was kept on hold and not released by an international school in Powai. The reason being his parents who are yet to pay his school fees of Rs. 2 lakhs. A division bench of Justices Satyaranjan Dharmadhikari and Bharti Dangre directed the school to release his marksheet and other documents only if the student’s parents agree to clear the dues till December 1.
On June 27, the High Court was hearing a petition by a Vikhroli resident whose son’s marksheet was withheld by the school authorities. TOI reported that the plea came after S.M. Shetty International School and Jr. College in Mumbai’s Hiranandani Gardens refused to issue the marksheet of his son, who passed his Class 10 examinations in June 2018. Advocate and counsel for the parents, Sadhana Kumar argued that the parents were not denying the debts but had requested to give some time to clear them in instalments.
The petition stated that the son’s father was doing well financially when he admitted his sons to the school but after 2014 when the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) demolished one of his shops. It was since then that the family was undergoing with a huge financial loss. The School’s defending lawyer said that they will issue the marksheet only if the parents commit to pay the fees. Following the decision, it is the student’s fate which is at risk.
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