Penalties

Penalties.—The violations of the provisions of this Act or the rules made there-under, shall attract the following penalties and consequences:-

1. (1) Where a school is found to be levying a fee not determined in accordance with the provisions of this Act and rules framed there-under, the Director of Education shall direct the school to roll back such fees with

immediate effect and to refund the excess fee to the students within a period of 20 working days or

earlier.

1. (2) In addition to the order for roll back of fees and refund, the school shall be imposed: -
   • (a) for the first violation, a penalty which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees;
   • (b) for the second or subsequent violation, a penalty which shall not be less than two lakh rupees but which may extend to ten lakh rupees. Provided that where the school fails to comply with the directions for roll back of fees and refund within twenty days as specified under sub-section (1), the school shall be liable to pay double the amount of fine imposed under sub-section (2), which amount shall become triple if non- compliance extends for forty days, quadruple if non-compliance extends for sixty days and so on.
2. (3) In case of repeated violations of the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under by the Management of a school, and until all such violations have been appropriately addressed and satisfactorily resolved, the Director of Education may, in addition to the aforesaid penalties: -
   • (a) by order, debar the person in charge and responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the school from holding any official post in either the management or the school, as the case may be;
   • (b) by order restrict the right of such Management to propose fee increase for subsequent years;
   • (c) order the suspension of recognition of such school;
   • (d) order the withdrawal of recognition of such school;
   • (e) order the taking over of the management of such school.
3. (4) No order of imposition of penalty shall be passed by the Director of Education without giving the