SHC suspends 20 percent tuition fee concession

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday suspended the orders issued by the Sindh government regarding a concession in school fees amid the lockdown, issuing a notice to the provincial education department and others, Aaj News reported

A two-member bench, comprising Justice Ali Mazhar and Justice Yousuf Ali Sayeed, was hearing the case.

The petitioner's counsel said that the government had ordered a 20 percent concession in tuition fees, while directing schools to pay full salaries to the staff. It was not possible to bear the expenditure after cutting the fees, he added.