LANDMARK CASE

Pramati Educational and Cultural Trust v. Union of India

(2014) 8 SCC 1 · Supreme Court of India · Education law

At a glance

Citation: (2014) 8 SCC 1
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Education law
In one line: No. The RTE Act does not apply to minority schools, aided or unaided.

1 Facts

Minority schools challenged the RTE Act and the amendments enabling reservation in private institutions.

2 Issue

Does the RTE Act apply to minority schools?

3 What the court decided

No. The RTE Act does not apply to minority schools, aided or unaided.

4 Why it matters

Settled the RTE position for minority institutions.

5 Think about it

Why protect minority institutions under Article 30?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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