A committee headed by Justice Anil Dev Singh Identified Delhi schools overcharged parents on the pretext of implementing recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.

Committee Pointed fingers inclusive of renowned Delhi schools like DPS, Amity International, Sanskriti, Modern School and Springdales are in the list of 449 schools.

Addressing a press conference on August 16, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said the government does not intend to "interfere", but will surely "discipline" the schools, if needed.

The Delhi government said it will “take over” these private schools if they don’t fall in line. They have been given two weeks.

Just a few days after the Delhi government issued show-cause notice to 449 private schools asking them to implement Justice Anil Dev Singh's order to roll back unjustified fee hike and pay back excess fees, many schools have started issuing public notices, inviting parents to collect the extra money.

Many schools, including Sardar Patel Vidhyalaya in Lodhi Estate, Oxford Public School in Nehru Nagar, Heera Public Schools in Gurgaon, Smt Misri Devi Gyan Niketan School in Deenpur, have issued the notices in newspapers, asking parents to collect the extra fees by September 5.