ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar asked the owners of private schools to submit audit details of their institutions on Tuesday.
A three-member bench headed by the chief justice heard petitions filed by parents against the hike in private school fees.
As the hearing went underway, the top judge remarked that private schools were charging the fee of their own choice adding that they were selling education.
The chief justice also lashed out at the counsel of private school owners, Shehzad Ellahi and said, “This is nothing to smile about. You say that you will charge a fee of your choice and whoever does not agree can pull out their children from the school.”
CJP asked not to charge fee that is beyond the limits of parents, adding that the court respects teachers.
Justice Nisar further said, ” We can get an audit done to determine whether they are facing losses or not.”
“People normally draw a salary of Rs100,000 to Rs150,000 per month so how is a man who has three children supposed to pay a fee of Rs30,000 per child? There has to be fee regularisation,” he added.
The Supreme Court then directed that all concerned sit with the law and justice commission and determine a fee and give recommendations for drafting a law.
The hearing of the case was then adjourned for two weeks.
