Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Case Registered Against Five Unrecognized Schools in Panvel
The police in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, have registered a case against the people in charge of five schools.
These schools were running without the proper government permission and were still taking money from students.
The schools were told to stop operating and pay penalties, but they continued.
The police took action because the schools were breaking the law that says all children should have free and good education.
The schools did not have the required certificates to operate, and they misled parents by collecting fees illegally.
A case has been registered against five schools in Panvel taluka for operating without government recognition and collecting fees from students.
The schools allegedly violated the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, by not having recognition certificates and U-DISE numbers.
Earlier notices issued in September 2025 were ignored, and the schools continued to operate since June 2023.
The police registered the case under Sections 223 and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 18(5) of the Right to Education Act, 2009.
Inspections revealed that the schools were functioning without government approval and misled parents by collecting fees despite lacking mandatory recognition.
- Who
- Founders, presidents, and directors of five schools in Panvel taluka
- What
- Allegedly operating schools without government recognition and collecting fees from students
- When
- Case registered after inspections and notices were ignored since June 2023
- Where
- Panvel City Police Station, Navi Mumbai
- Why
- Violation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
- Location
- Panvel, Navi Mumbai
- Number of Schools
- 5
- Allegations
- Operating without government recognition, collecting fees illegally
- Acts Violated
- Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
- Legal Action
- Case registered under Sections 223 and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 18(5) of the Right to Education Act, 2009