Supreme Court of India

Dinesh Biwaji Ashtikar v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.

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Reported as [2026] 2 S.C.R. 168
Bench Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Atul S. Chandurkar JJ.
Decided 13 January 2026

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Issue for Consideration Effective implementation of the mandate of s.12, Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 ensuring admission of at least twenty-five percent of class strength in unaided schools with children of weaker and disadvantaged groups for free education. Headnotes† Constitution of India – Article 21A – Right to Education – Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 – s.12– Directions by Supreme Court for effective implementation of s.12 and its mandate – Inaccessibility of twenty-five percent of class strength in a neighbourhood school to

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