Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. & Ors. v. Pawan Kumar Divedi & Ors,

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Reported as [2014] 13 S.C.R. 642
Bench R.M. Lodha, Jagdish Singh Khehar, J. Chelameswar, A. K. Sikri and Rohinton Fali Nariman JJ.
Decided 2 September 2014

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What the Court ordered

We hold that a child (citizen) has a fundamental right to free education up to the age of 14 years." In paragraph 176 in Unnikrishnan 3, the Court said as follows:.

Judgment, page 27

From the headnote

c Service Law - Salary - Uttar Pradesh Junior High Schools (Payment of Salaries of Teachers and Other Employees) Act, 1978-ss. 2(j) and 10-UttarPradesh Basic Education Act, 1972- Three categories of recognised Junior High Schools; (one) having Classes I to VIII, i.e., Classes I o to V (Junior Basic School) and so also Classes VI to VIII (Semior Basic School), (two) a school as above and upgraded to High School or intermediate standard and (three) Classes VI to VIII (Senior Basic School) initially with no Junior Basic School (Classes I to V) being part of the said school- Dispute in respect of

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