Indian Economy·Key Judgments

Education Policy and Reforms — Key Judgments

Updated 8 Mar 2026

Key Judgments

Unnikrishnan J.P. & Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.

1993

This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India declared that the Right to Education is a fundamental right, flowing from Article 21 (Right to Life) of the Constitution.…

Society for Unaided Private Schools of Rajasthan v. Union of India & Anr.

2012

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, including the controversial Section 12(1)(c) which…