Student penalised ₹50 for bringing methi to school, civic body sends notice to school

A fresh food row was triggered on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) at a school in the Mira-Bhayandar region of Thane District in Maharashtra after a student was allegedly charged ₹50 as a penalty for carrying methi bhaji (Fenugreek vegetable) in his tiffin during the Jain community’s Paryushan festival.

The Education Department of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has issued a show cause notice to the school identified as Tapovan Vidyalaya, asking for an explanation for the incident and also visited the school on Tuesday (September 22, 2026).