New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the city government to decide on a plea alleging that several schools in the national capital were charging fees from students belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and disadvantaged groups.

A bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Delhi government's Department of Education (DoE) to act on complaints against such schools.

The plea urged the court's intervention to ensure that the Right to Education (RTE) Act was not violated.

During the hearing, the petitioners informed the court that a representation had earlier been submitted to the DoE, but no decision had been taken.

The petition also alleged that some EWS students were being charged fees and had even been expelled due to non-payment.

The court disposed of the plea while directing the petitioners to file a comprehensive representation to the DoE within four weeks.

The DoE was further directed to take a decision on the representation within 10 weeks.