hyderabad in an order that could have parents up in arms again the hyderabad high court has allowed private schools in hyderabad and across telangana to raise school fees with a rider that hiked part of the fee should be deposited by every school in a separate bank account and not withdrawn till the matter is finally adjudicatedthis was a fallout of the petition filed by independent schools management association hyderabad that challenged the telangana states memo issued on january 4 2018 banning fee hike in the coming academic yearjustice a v sesha sai who on january 22 heard the arguments of the association and the state stayed the operation of the memo and said private schools have to deposit the amount if any collected in excess of what is indicated in the memo in separate accounts and the money shall not be withdrawn till further order the judge referred to the past judgment of ap high court in the nalanda educational society case which wanted a rational basis to be followed for fixing the fee structure basing on the quality of facilities and faculty rather than treating all schools alike this judgment was later challenged by the state in supreme court which upheld the hc judgment