Ensure PTAs are formed in all schools, record steps taken so far, HC tells DoE
The PIL has flagged that as of December last year, according to a survey conducted by them, 170 private schools in the Capital do not have a PTA in accordance with the existing guidelines issued in 2010.
The petitioner has highlighted that not only are the PTAs essential but also that their role has been further increased under sections 7 and 10 of the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025.
Even as the new school fee regulation law mandates parents’ representation in School-level Fee Regulation Committees (SLFRC), a majority of private schools do not have a functional Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), a public interest litigation (PIL) flagged on Wednesday.
The Delhi High Court while seeking a response from the Directorate of Education (DoE) on the contentions in the petition filed by NGO Justice for All, also directed the department to bring on record the steps taken by it so far to ensure that every school has a duly constituted PTA in place and ordered that in the meantime all necessary actions be taken in schools in case of any lacuna in this regard.
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A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, while issuing notice, posted the matter for next hearing on April 29.
The PIL has flagged that as of December last year, according to a survey conducted by them, 170 private schools in the Capital do not have a PTA in accordance with the existing guidelines issued in 2010.
The petition has highlighted that as per the Delhi School Education Act, 1973, its rules and guidelines issued in 2010 on the constitution of PTAs, democratically elected PTAs are not only “desirable but is a legal prerequisite for a valid fee fixation process”.
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The petitioner has further highlighted that not only a majority of schools have “completely failed to constitute a PTA”, many were also found to have “subverted the democratic process by nominating their own favoured individuals to the executive committee, thereby creating a captive and compliant body that fails to represent the interest of the parents.”
The petitioner has highlighted that not only are the PTAs essential but also that their role has been further increased under section 7 and 10 of the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025.
The new law stipulates the constitution of the 11-member SLFRC which includes three teachers, five parent representatives from school PTAs and one DoE nominee.
In a separate batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the new law, the DOE had earlier made a concession before the court and had extended the deadline for constituting the SLFRC to January 20, instead of the earlier set deadline of January 10.
The petitioner has highlighted that not only are the PTAs essential but also that their role has been further increased under sections 7 and 10 of the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025. 
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