Claiming the NIFT fee hike "arbitrary", students in their appeal said that the action is in violation of the NIFT Act of 2006 and applicable ordinances.
NIFT Fee Hike: The Delhi High Court asked the Centre and the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to respond over an appeal against a single judge order dismissing the pleas of some students challenging the fee hike by the institute during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest report, a notice has been issued by a Bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh to the Ministry of Textiles and NIFT, seeking their stand on the petition moved by some students of the institute against its circulars issued in July and August last year hiking its fees.
Advocates Abhik Chimni and Lakshay Garg representing the students have sought to set aside the single judge's October 21, 2020, order declining to interfere with the fee hike. According to the single judge, one cannot term NIFT's decision arbitrary or oppressive. Last year, NIFT hiked its fees by 10 per cent for NRI quota students and 5 per cent for non-NRI quota students.
Claiming the NIFT fee hike "arbitrary", students in their appeal said that the action is in violation of the NIFT Act of 2006 and applicable ordinances. They have further claimed that students and their families "are facing difficulties in paying this increased fee in the current financial crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The students are not able to utilise the infrastructure and facilities usually provided by the institute due to a shift to online classes.”
Seeking a direction to NIFT to refund the hiked fees, the appeal further states, "That if the illegal fee hike imposed on the students is not set aside the academic work of the petitioners (students), and many other students of the institute, will be affected adversely. The decision of the respondent institute will even force some students to discontinue their studies at the institute.”
Meanwhile, the admit cards have been released for NIFT 2021 entrance exam. According to NIFT 2021 dates, the examination is scheduled to be held on February 14, i.e. on Sunday.
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