Government of Andhra Pradesh has got a big blow from Supreme Court . SC has set aside the state government’s decision to increase fees in medical colleges. The Supreme Court, while making a strong remark, said that education is not a means of earning profit. The Supreme Court also made a big comment on the increase in tuition fees and said, tuition fees should always be affordable. ,Supreme Court upheld the order of Andhra Pradesh

Supreme Court upheld that order of Andhra Pradesh High Court upheld the tuition fees in medical colleges The decision of the state government to make lakhs of rupees annually was quashed.

Narayan Medical College and Andhra Pradesh fined five lakh rupees

Justice MR Shah and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia’s bench imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the petitioner Narayan Medical College and Andhra Pradesh. This amount will have to be deposited in the registry of the court within six weeks. The bench said, by increasing the tuition fee 24 Doing Rs. Lakhs annually, that is, seven times more than the fees already fixed, is not appropriate at all. Education is not a profit making business. Tuition fees should always be affordable.

the Supreme Court bench showed the mirror to the colleges and the government

the bench said that the determination of tuition fees While reviewing, several factors such as the location of the professional institution, nature of the professional course, cost of infrastructure available need to be considered by the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee. He said that the college management cannot be allowed to retain the amount collected as per illegal order of the government.

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Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 4: 12 PM IST