LANDMARK CASE
T.M.A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka
(2002) 8 SCC 481 · Supreme Court of India · Constitutional law
At a glance
- Citation: (2002) 8 SCC 481
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Area of law: Constitutional law
- In one line: Private institutions have the right to establish and administer institutions, with reasonable regulation. Capitation fees and profiteering are not allowed.
1 Facts
Private and minority educational institutions challenged government control over admissions and fees.
2 Issue
What is the extent of the right of private and minority institutions to manage themselves?
3 What the court decided
Private institutions have the right to establish and administer institutions, with reasonable regulation. Capitation fees and profiteering are not allowed.
4 Why it matters
It is the starting point for education regulation cases.
5 Think about it
How do you separate regulation from control?
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.
7 More cases on Constitutional law
- A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras AIR 1950 SC 27
- ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla (1976) 2 SCC 521
- Air India v. Nergesh Meerza (1981) 4 SCC 335
- Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib Sehravardi (1981) 1 SCC 722
- Anuj Garg v. Hotel Association of India (2008) 3 SCC 1
- Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020) 3 SCC 637
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