SC questions validity of 2014 Pramati judgment exempting minority schools from RTE

The Supreme Court today expressed serious doubt over the correctness of its 2014 ruling in Pramati Educational & Cultural Trust, which had exempted minority schools, both aided and unaided, from the purview of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act).

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A Bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih, while pronouncing judgment in a batch of civil appeals relating to teacher eligibility and promotions, observed, “In view of the foregoing discussions, we respectfully express our doubt as to whether Pramati, insofar as it exempts minority schools from application of the