Saturday, October 6, 2012

Free Education for Children

In the Case of Environment & Consumer Protection Foundation Versus Delhi Administration & Ors. decided on 3-10-2012 the Hon'ble Supreme court directed as under: ( As reported by Supreme Law a wonderful law site containing latest decisions of Supreme court of India) Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 21A - Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 - Section 31 - Monitoring of child’s right to education - Direction to all the States to provide toilet facilities for boys and girls, drinking water facilities, sufficient class rooms, appointment of teaching and non-teaching staff etc., if not already provided, within six months from today. These directions are applicable to all the schools, whether State owned or privately owned, aided or unaided, minority or non-minority. Directions in the case of Society for Unaided Private Schools of Rajasthan v. Union of India and Another (2012)6 SCC 1 reiterated.

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