I am no expert on juducial matters, but the recent RTE ruling by the Supreme Court is genuinely out of place. I mean the concept that private institutions can be ordered to do what the Governement wants them to do is quite adhoc. I understand imposing rules on aided schools but to impose restrictions on unaided schools is infringing on the freedom. The biggest problem I have is not the fact that private schools have to follow this but that minority private schools need not follow this. I mean if a Christian Organization sets up a school for "rich" christian families and denies admission to "Disadvantaged Christians" it is perfectly ok according to the Supreme Court. It just wants to ensure "Hindu Schools" do not do this. Either you have a unfiorm rule system on everybody or do not force that rule on anybody. This is just blatant padering! Just as a segment of the population should not be penlaized because they are a minority it is not right to impose restruictions on the segment that happens to have a large share of population. And don't get me started on "disadvanatged". It is not just poor. It is our India's very own contribution to the world. The great undefinable 'distadvantaged' !
A nice piece on this here
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