Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

Act No. 35 of 2009 In force from 01-04-2010 Ministry of Education 39 sections

An Act to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years.

5 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Anjuman Ishaat-E-Taleem Trust v. The State of Maharashtra and Others
  2025 INSC 10631 September 2025Directions issued

  1) Whether the State can insist that a teacher seeking appointment in a minority educational institution must qualify the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET); If so, whether providing such a qualification would affect any of the…

• Pinki v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.
  2025 INSC 48214 April 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the High Court erred in passing various orders granting bail to accused persons in matters involving offences of serious nature of child trafficking.

• Kousik Das & Ors. v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
  2025 INSC 4484 April 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether in light of the judgment of this Court in the case of Jaiveer Singh & Ors. v. The State of Uttarakhand & Ors. and the order of this Court in the case of Viswanath v. The State of Uttarakhand & Ors. the impugned judgment…

• Parimal Kumar & Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
  2025 INSC 13430 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose whether on commencement of recruitment process on the date of advertisement, the private respondents or the appellants possessed the minimum qualification prescribed in the 2022 Recruitment Rules; whether the interim…

• Anjum Kadari & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 8315 November 2024Disposed of

  Issue arose as to correctness of the order passed by the High Court holding the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 to be unconstitutional on the ground that it violates the principle of secularism and Articles 14…