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The Bombay High Court heard a writ petition filed by Blossom Public School seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25 % quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The petitioners had earlier submitted a claim to the Zilla Parishad, …
Jyotirling English Medium School filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid by students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The school claimed that it had submitted its dues to the Zilla Parishad, Pune, but sought a …
The petitioner, SPG International Public School, filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Court, after noting a prior order in City International School Kothrud …
Vidya Niketan International Academy filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The High Court, recalling its earlier order in City International School Kothrud v. …
Pragati English Medium School filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25 % quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Court, recalling its earlier order in City International School Kothrud v. State of …
The Bombay High Court heard a writ petition filed by Balaji Prathamik and Madhyamik Vidyalay seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The school had previously submitted its claim to the …
Regent School filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25 % quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The petitioners alleged that the State of Maharashtra and the Zilla Parishad, Pune had not processed the …
Modak International School filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Court, after noting a prior order in City International School Kothrud v. State of …
The Bombay High Court heard a writ petition filed by Kids R Kids National English Medium School seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25 % quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The petitioners had earlier submitted a claim to …
The Dnyanganga English Medium School and Junior College filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Court, recalling its earlier order in City International School …
The Bombay High Court heard a writ petition filed by Sahyadri English Medium School seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25 % quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The school had earlier submitted its claim to the Zilla …
VIB’s Public School filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Court, recalling its earlier order in City International School Kothrud v. State of Maharashtra, …
Buds International School filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid by students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The school claimed that the State of Maharashtra and the Zilla Parishad, Pune, were liable to …
The petitioner applied for admission of his minor son under the 25% Right to Education (RTE) quota at a government school. The school initially confirmed the admission but later rejected it, alleging that the petitioner did not reside at the address provided in a leave‑and‑license agreement. The …
The petitioners challenged a Government Order dated 2 September 2026 and a related memorandum that authorised a Special Teacher Eligibility Test (Special TET) for in‑service teachers in Uttar Pradesh. They alleged that the order was ultra vires, diluted the standards prescribed by the National …
The petitioners, 221 Shiksha Mitras employed in primary schools of Uttar Pradesh, challenged a Government Order and notification dated September 2026 that instituted a Special Teacher Eligibility Test (Special TET) for in‑service teachers but expressly excluded them. They alleged that the exclusion …
The petitioners, a grant‑in‑aid junior high school, sought to fill three vacant Assistant Teacher posts that had become vacant through superannuation. The State, relying on a Government Order dated 25‑01‑2019 and a student‑teacher ratio of 35:1 under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory …
Vision Academy English Medium School filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The petition was filed against the State of Maharashtra and other authorities, …
The Allahabad High Court entertained a contempt application filed by seven teachers alleging that the State education authorities willfully disobeyed its earlier order dated 17‑02‑2026, which directed updating of the UDISE portal, maintenance of status‑quo, and payment of salary arrears. The …
The petitioner, Radhika English Medium School, filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Court examined a prior order in City International School Kothrud v. …
The petitioners, two private schools, filed writ petitions seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25 % quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The High Court examined whether the schools were entitled to such reimbursement and …
The petitioners challenged a series of Government Resolutions fixing the number and criteria for Laboratory Assistant posts in schools, alleging illegality, invalidity, and potential termination of their services. They sought a writ of mandamus to quash the resolutions and to direct the State to fix …
The petitioners challenged a series of Government Resolutions (dated 28 January 2019, 1 March 2021, 26 March 2021 and 15 December 2025) that fixed the staffing pattern for Laboratory Assistant posts in schools, alleging the posts were surplus and that the resolutions were illegal, invalid and …
The petitioners challenged a series of Government Resolutions fixing the number and criteria for Laboratory Assistant posts in schools, alleging illegality, invalidity, and potential termination of their services. They sought a writ of mandamus to quash the resolutions and to direct the State to fix …
The petitioners challenged a series of Government Resolutions (dated 28 January 2019, 1 March 2021, 26 March 2021 and 15 December 2025) that fixed the staffing pattern for Laboratory Assistant posts in schools, alleging the posts were surplus and that the resolutions were illegal, invalid and …
The petitioners challenged a series of Government Resolutions (dated 28 January 2019, 1 March 2021, 26 March 2021 and 15 December 2025) that fixed the staffing pattern for Laboratory Assistant posts in schools, alleging the posts were surplus and that the resolutions were illegal, invalid and …
The petitioners challenged a series of Government Resolutions fixing the number and criteria for Laboratory Assistant posts in schools, alleging illegality, invalidity, and potential termination of their services. They sought a writ of mandamus to quash the resolutions and to direct the State to fix …
The petitioners challenged a series of Government Resolutions (dated 28 January 2019, 1 March 2021, 26 March 2021 and 15 December 2025) that fixed the staffing pattern for Laboratory Assistant posts in schools, alleging the posts were surplus and that the resolutions were illegal, invalid and …
The petitioners challenged a series of Government Resolutions (dated 28 January 2019, 1 March 2021, 26 March 2021 and 15 December 2025) that fixed the staffing pattern for Laboratory Assistant posts in schools, alleging the posts were surplus and that the resolutions were illegal, invalid and …
The petitioners challenged a series of Government Resolutions (dated 28 January 2019, 1 March 2021, 26 March 2021 and 15 December 2025) that fixed the staffing pattern for Laboratory Assistant posts in schools, alleging the posts were surplus and that the resolutions were illegal, invalid and …
The petitioners challenged a series of Government Resolutions fixing the number and criteria for Laboratory Assistant posts in schools, alleging illegality, invalidity, and potential termination of their services. They sought a writ of mandamus to quash the resolutions and to direct the State to fix …
The petitioners challenged a series of Government Resolutions (dated 28 January 2019, 1 March 2021, 26 March 2021 and 15 December 2025) that fixed the staffing pattern for Laboratory Assistant posts in schools, alleging the posts were surplus and that the resolutions were illegal, invalid and …
The petitioners, a group of schools, filed writ petitions seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The High Court, recalling its earlier order in Sanskar Primary and High School Pune v. …
The petitioner, City International School Kothrud, filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees paid for students admitted under the 25% quota mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The High Court, recalling its earlier order in Sanskar Primary and High …
The Jagdish Krishna Educational Society, operating schools in Bhiwandi, filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of fees under Section 12(2) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The petitioners alleged that they were entitled to such reimbursement and had already …
The petitioner, an assistant teacher appointed initially in a Gujarati‑medium school of the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC), was transferred to a Marathi‑medium school in 2013 and later to another Marathi school in 2019. In May 2026 the PMC ordered her repatriation to a vacant Gujarati‑medium …
The petitioner, a single mother belonging to the Dhangar Nomadic Tribe, applied for admission of her daughter Arohee under the Right to Education (RTE) quota. The Taluka Level Scrutiny Committee rejected the application because the father’s caste certificate was not produced, despite the mother’s …
The appellant, a father, lost his five‑year‑old son when a tanker struck the boy as they walked to school on a road that had no footpath or pedestrian crossing. The father filed a claim for Rs 25,00,000 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, which awarded Rs 7,82,000 with interest; the High …
The appellants filed a public interest litigation seeking the inclusion of the Rajasthani language in the syllabus of the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET) 2021 and the use of Rajasthani as a medium of instruction in schools. The High Court dismissed the petition, holding that a …
Petitioner Nafees Ahmad Ansari challenged an order dated 12‑04‑2026 that deputed him to Census 2027 training and duty despite his representation seeking exemption on personal hardship grounds. He argued that the order violated Section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, …
The Patna High Court heard a batch of Letters Patent Appeals concerning the appointment of over a hundred teachers who had been selected under the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher recruitment rules of 2006 and 2008 but were appointed after vacancies arose post‑2012. The appellants argued that the …
The Patna High Court heard a batch of Letters Patent Appeals concerning the appointment of over a hundred teachers who had been selected under the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher recruitment rules of 2006 and 2008 but were appointed after vacancies arose post‑2012. The appellants argued that the …
The petitioners were candidates for Panchayat/Prakhand Teacher posts under the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher Rules (2006, 2008) who were placed on merit lists, later appointed by District Appellate Authorities after vacancies arose in 2012‑2017, but were denied salaries. The State appealed, …
The Patna High Court heard a batch of Letters Patent Appeals concerning the appointment of over a hundred teachers who had been selected under the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher recruitment rules of 2006 and 2008 but were appointed after vacancies arose post‑2012. The appellants argued that the …
The Patna High Court heard a batch of Letters Patent Appeals concerning the appointment of over a hundred teachers who had been selected under the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher recruitment rules of 2006 and 2008 but were appointed after vacancies arose post‑2012. The appellants argued that the …
The Patna High Court heard a batch of Letters Patent Appeals concerning the appointment of over a hundred teachers who had been selected under the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher recruitment rules of 2006 and 2008 but were appointed after vacancies arose post‑2012. The appellants argued that the …
The Patna High Court heard a batch of Letters Patent Appeals concerning the appointment of over a hundred teachers who had been selected under the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher recruitment rules of 2006 and 2008 but were appointed after vacancies arose post‑2012. The appellants argued that the …
The Patna High Court heard a batch of Letters Patent Appeals concerning the appointment of over a hundred teachers who had been selected under the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher recruitment rules of 2006 and 2008 but were appointed after vacancies arose post‑2012. The appellants argued that the …
The Patna High Court heard a batch of Letters Patent Appeals concerning the appointment of over a hundred teachers who had been selected under the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher recruitment rules of 2006 and 2008 but were appointed after vacancies arose post‑2012. The appellants argued that the …
The Patna High Court heard a batch of Letters Patent Appeals concerning the appointment of over a hundred teachers who had been selected under the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher recruitment rules of 2006 and 2008 but were appointed after vacancies arose post‑2012. The appellants argued that the …
The Patna High Court heard a batch of Letters Patent Appeals concerning the appointment of over a hundred teachers who had been selected under the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teacher recruitment rules of 2006 and 2008 but were appointed after vacancies arose post‑2012. The appellants argued that the …
The petitioner, Ayazbhai Amirbhai Ghanchi, filed a special civil application seeking a school of his choice for his child under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for the academic year starting June 2026. He later approached the court requesting permission to withdraw the petition so that he could …
The petitioners challenged Rule 8 of the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Educational (Trained Graduate Grade) Service Rules, 1983 (as amended) on the ground that it failed to require a pass in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for appointment of Assistant Teachers to classes VI‑VIII, contrary to the NCTE …
The petitioners, appointed as Assistant Teachers on compassionate grounds, were required to complete a Diploma in Elementary Education but were not given any opportunity to appear for the training examinations, unlike similarly situated teachers. Consequently, they were removed from service by Memo …
The petitioners, Runa Devi (widow of a deceased teacher) and Rajiv Kumar, were appointed as Assistant Teachers on compassionate grounds and were required to complete a Diploma in Elementary Education (DE) training. Although other teachers were given multiple opportunities to appear for the training …
The Supreme Court examined the status and remuneration of part‑time contractual instructors appointed under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme in Uttar Pradesh. The teachers had been hired in 2013 on a fixed honorarium of Rs 7,000 per month for an eleven‑month contract, but the contract was repeatedly …
The petitioners, Little Flower English Medium School and Arvind Education Society, sought a writ directing the State of Maharashtra to release arrears claimed under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The High Court noted a prior order in Writ Petition No.6020 of 2024 …
Three private schools – Laxmi English Medium School, Atma Malik English Medium Gurukul and Atma Malik English Gurukul & Jr. College – filed a writ petition seeking the release of arrears they claim are due under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Court noted a …
The petitioner, Dinesh Biwaji Ashtikar, sought admission for his children in a nearby unaided school under the 25% quota mandated by Section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, but the school refused and the High Court dismissed his writ on the ground that he had …
A large group of primary school teachers petitioned the Patna High Court seeking promotion to Graduate Trained Teacher, to graduate teacher posts under the 50% quota, and to headmaster positions, invoking Rule 15(cha) of the Bihar Panchayat Teacher (Recruitment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2012 …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) must be mandatory for teachers in minority educational institutions and for in‑service teachers appointed before the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE Act) came into force. The Court considered the …
The case concerned the recruitment of assistant teachers in West Bengal primary schools, where the eligibility rule required a Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) as prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). Because the COVID‑19 pandemic delayed the 2020‑22 D.El.Ed. …
The petitioners, who were in‑service elementary teachers as of 10 August 2017, completed an 18‑month Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) through NIOS under the NCTE’s ODL scheme and applied for recruitment under a 2022 West Bengal notification. The High Court, relying on the Supreme Court’s …
The appellants, who had passed the Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET) under the 2022 Recruitment Rules, challenged a High Court order that allowed candidates who cleared the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) or neighbouring states' Teacher Eligibility Tests (STET) to participate in the …
The Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, which created a board to regulate standards, teacher qualifications and examinations in madrasas, was struck down by the Allahabad High Court on the ground that it violated secularism and Articles 14 and 21A of the Constitution. The petitioners …
The case concerned whether an 18‑month Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) delivered by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) through open and distance learning (ODL) could be treated as equivalent to the 2‑year D.El.Ed. required by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) …
The Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 amended Articles 15 and 16 of the Indian Constitution to empower the State to provide up to 10% reservation for 'economically weaker sections' (EWS) of citizens, excluding Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and the non-creamy layer of …
The appellant, a two‑year‑old girl, suffered near‑total loss of lower‑limb function in a 1998 motor‑vehicle accident and was later certified by a Medical Board as having almost 100% permanent disability. The Motor Vehicles Tribunal dismissed her claim on technical grounds, but the Madras High Court …
The Governor of Jharkhand issued a 2016 notification reserving 100% of Class III and IV district‑level teaching posts for local residents of thirteen scheduled districts. This was challenged as violating Articles 14, 16(2), 16(3), 35 and the non‑obstante clause of Paragraph 5(1) of the Fifth …
The petitioners, Anganwadi workers and helpers employed under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme in Gujarat, sought gratuity benefits under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The Gujarat High Court’s Division Bench held that they were not employees and thus ineligible for …
The petitioners, teachers with B.Ed. (Special) and D.Ed. (Special) qualifications, sought a mandamus directing the Union and State governments to appoint regular special teachers for children with special needs (CwSN) in accordance with a 1:5 pupil‑teacher ratio. The Court examined the interplay of …
The appellant, a Physical Training Teacher, was charged under Section 306 IPC for alleged abetment of his student’s suicide, based on an FIR alleging harassment and insult. The High Court dismissed the appellant’s petition under Section 482 CrPC to quash the FIR, holding that the FIR disclosed a …
The Supreme Court examined challenges to the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to fix minimum qualifying marks of 65% for General and 60% for reserved candidates in the 2019 Assistant Teacher Recruitment Examination (ATRE-2019) after the exam had been conducted, and to allow B.Ed. candidates to …
The Supreme Court examined contempt petitions filed by a group of assistant‑teacher candidates who alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government had failed to appoint them despite interim orders directing the appointment of all candidates who scored at least 70% (general) or 65% (reserved) in the …
The State of Rajasthan advertised recruitment for Teacher Grade III (Level I & II) in 2013, requiring candidates to possess the prescribed qualifications as on the last date of application. Respondent Trilok Ram, who was still completing the mandatory B.S.T.C. qualification, applied based on a High …
The Supreme Court examined the eligibility criteria for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) under the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) guidelines, specifically the meaning of the term “pursuing” in clause 5(ii). The petitioners, who had been appointed as Assistant Teachers while still …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Bihar "Niyojit" teachers, appointed under the 2006 Rules and recruited by Panchayati Raj institutions, were entitled to pay parity with the pre‑2006 Government teachers under the doctrine of equal pay for equal work. The Court held that the two cadres are …
The State of Kerala challenged the High Court's order striking down two guidelines it had issued for granting No Objection Certificates (NOC) for CBSE affiliation: a minimum land requirement of three acres and a minimum enrolment of 300 students. The Supreme Court examined whether these requirements …
The appellants, managers of private aided schools, challenged the Kerala government's decision to take over their schools under Section 15 of the Kerala Education Act, 1958, arguing that the schools had already been closed and that the provision conflicted with the Right to Fair Compensation and …
The Supreme Court heard a public‑interest writ filed by Disabled Rights Group seeking enforcement of reservation, accessibility and teaching‑facility provisions for persons with disabilities in higher education. The petitioners argued that institutions were not complying with the 3% reservation …
The Supreme Court examined the Uttar Pradesh government's scheme of appointing 1.78 lakh "Shiksha Mitras" on a contractual basis and later attempting to regularise them as Assistant Teachers without meeting the statutory qualifications prescribed under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory …
The Supreme Court examined appeals filed by Ram Kumar Patel and others against the State of Uttar Pradesh challenging the High Court's order that quashed the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education (Teachers) Service (161st Amendment) Rules, 2012 on the ground of repugnancy with the National Council for …
The petitioners challenged the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) notification dated 29 July 2011 which made a 50% graduation mark mandatory for appointment of teachers, alleging arbitrariness and violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. They argued that earlier NCTE notification …
The State of Uttar Pradesh amended its Basic Education Rules to incorporate the National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE) qualifications for elementary teachers, later revoking the weightage given to Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) marks. A writ petition challenged the revocation, and the …
The case concerned the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to relax the qualifying marks in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) by 5% for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and other disadvantaged groups. The petitioners challenged the relaxation on …
The case concerned the validity of a policy issued by the State of Rajasthan on 23 March 2011 that relaxed the minimum passing marks in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for candidates belonging to reserved categories. General‑category candidates challenged the policy, arguing that the relaxation …
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of clause (5) of Article 15 inserted by the Constitution (Ninety‑third Amendment) Act, 2005 and Article 21A inserted by the Constitution (Eighty‑sixth Amendment) Act, 2002. It held that neither amendment alters the basic structure of the …
The Supreme Court examined the Karnataka Government Order of 29‑April‑1994 that mandated mother‑tongue or Kannada as the medium of instruction in classes I‑IV of all government‑recognised schools. The Court clarified that ‘mother‑tongue’ in Art. 350A refers to the language of the linguistic minority …
The Supreme Court heard a writ petition concerning the exploitation of children in orphanages in Tamil Nadu and the failure of several States and Union Territories to implement protective legislation. Earlier orders dated 3 January 2013 and 7 February 2013 had directed the States to operationalise …
The State of Karnataka appealed against the High Court's partial upholding of its 1994 Government Orders mandating mother‑tongue or Kannada as the medium of instruction in primary schools, which had been challenged by unaided English‑medium schools. The Supreme Court examined whether the State could …
The Public Union for Civil Liberties filed a public‑interest writ petition seeking enforcement of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 and the rehabilitation of freed bonded labourers. The Supreme Court examined the persistent non‑compliance of several states and Union Territories with …
The Environment & Consumer Protection Foundation filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking directions to improve basic infrastructure in government, aided and locally‑run schools so that the right to free and compulsory education under Article 21A could be realised. While the petition was …
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, particularly sections 3, 12(1)(b) and 12(1)(c), which impose admission and fee‑reimbursement obligations on schools. The petitioners argued that these provisions infringed the …
The case concerned teachers of St. Paul's Senior Secondary School, a private unaided minority institution, who claimed that their salaries and allowances should be equal to those of teachers in government and government‑aided schools. The teachers argued that Article 14 and Article 39(d) of the …
The Tamil Nadu government enacted the Uniform System of School Education Act, 2010 to introduce a common syllabus and textbooks for all schools, which was upheld by the High Court and the Supreme Court after certain provisions were struck down. After a change of government in 2011, the new …
The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ filed by Bachpan Bachao Andolan seeking protection for children employed in Indian circuses, who were subjected to physical, sexual and emotional abuse and denied education. The Court examined whether such employment violated the children’s …
