LANDMARK CASE

Society for Unaided Private Schools of Rajasthan v. Union of India

(2012) 6 SCC 1 · Supreme Court of India · Education law

At a glance

Citation: (2012) 6 SCC 1
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Education law
In one line: Yes for non minority unaided schools, but not for unaided minority schools.

1 Facts

Private schools challenged the RTE Act's 25 percent reservation for disadvantaged children.

2 Issue

Does the 25 percent rule apply to private unaided schools?

3 What the court decided

Yes for non minority unaided schools, but not for unaided minority schools.

4 Why it matters

Later confirmed in Pramati (2014).

5 Think about it

Why are minority schools treated differently?

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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