The court had earlier issued a notice to the schools on a petition from the Delhi Abhibhavak Mahasangh (parents' organisation), filed through counsel Ashok Aggarwal, who contended that the Air Force Nursery School and Air Force Junior School had failed to comply with the court's May 28 directive to schools on the procedure to be followed for hiking the fees.

The Air Force Nursery School increased its tuition fee from Rs.475 per month to Rs.1,000 in the first week of July, while the Air Force Junior School raised its fee from Rs.435 to RS.1,100 per month, the petitioner had said.