The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that scrapped the rules allowing lawmakers to become governing body heads of private schools and colleges without elections.

The government yesterday ordered the private schools to immediately stop collecting hiked tuition and other fees from students until further notice.

In the absence of a specific guideline on monthly tuition fees, most of the renowned private schools in Dhaka have increased the fees of the students by a huge margin, triggering uproar among the guardians.