In Brief
Private medical colleges challenged the High Court's judgment quashing a Government Order that had enhanced MBBS tuition fees from their 2011 level to Rs. 24 lakhs per annum (seven times higher) without the mandatory recommendation of the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC). The Supreme Court upheld the High Court, holding that Rule 4 of the 2006 Regulations requires the AFRC to conduct detailed enquiry considering statutory factors before fee determination. The Court affirmed that education is not for profit, fees must be affordable, and fee changes must follow prescribed procedures. The Court also upheld the direction to refund illegally collected excess fees to students, rejecting the colleges' plea to retain amounts already received.">
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