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- The Madras High Court has ordered all private schools in Tamil Nadu to display their fee structure on notice boards and websites, with the Director of Private Schools ensuring periodic updates of fees fixed by the government fee determination committee.
- Separately, the Tamil Nadu government has asked State Election Commissioner B. Jothi Nirmalasamy, whose five-year term runs until May 2029, to step down from the constitutional body that conducts local body elections.
- The state has also moved the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court ruling that struck down a 2024 government order allowing converts to Islam to claim Backward Class Muslim status.
- These developments affect school fee transparency, the autonomy of local election oversight, and reservation classifications in the state.
What to watch next
- Implementation of the fee display order by private schools and enforcement by the Director of Private Schools
- Response of the State Election Commissioner to the government's request and any legal proceedings over her removal
- The Supreme Court's handling of Tamil Nadu's appeal on backward class status for converts to Islam
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