The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued directions that no school would enhance the school fee in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, without the consent of the Education Boards to which the schools are affiliated. The Bench comprising Justice S K Mittal and Justice T P S Mann has held that schools must take the Education Boards into confidence before any fee hike. The Bench has also issued directions to ensure that no books other than NCERT were prescribed in Punjab schools. The schools were also asked to submit their profit and loss statement for the past five years to their respective Boards. The directions were issued on three PILs filed on similar issues.