Supreme Court of India

Miss Mohini Jain v. State of Karnataka and Ors.

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Reported as [1992] 3 S.C.R. 658

Bench Kuldip Singh J.

Decided 30 July 1992

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What the Court ordered

We hold that every citizen has a 'right to education' under the Constitution.

Judgment, page 15

Authorities it was built on

1973 E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. cited by 139
1979 Ramana Dayaram Shetty v. The International Airport Authority of India and Ors. cited by 124

Where later benches applied it

2018 Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (retd.) v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2017 Justice K S Puttaswamy (retd.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. relied on
2014 National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India and Others relied on
2011 State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. K. Shyam Sunder & Ors. relied on
2025 Anjuman Ishaat-e-taleem Trust v. The State of Maharashtra and Others referred to
2022 Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India referred to
2019 State of Bihar & Ors. v. The Bihar Secondary Teachers Struggle Committee, Munger & Ors. referred to
2014 Pramati Educational & Cultural Trust ® & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2013 Maharshi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya v. State of M.P. & Ors. referred to
2012 Bhartiya Seva Samaj Trust Tr. Pres. & Anr. v. Yogeshbhai Ambalal Patel & Anr. referred to
2011 Mrs. Satimbla Sharma and Ors. v. St. Pauls Senior Secondary School and Ors. referred to

Of those, 4 relied on · 7 referred to

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