Overview
- The court issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi government on a plea contesting provisions that prohibit school teachers from giving private tuitions.
- The challenge targets Section 28 of the RTE Act and Rules 113 and 123(1)(a)(viii) of the Delhi School Education Rules, which bar outside teaching and other remunerative work.
- The bench questioned the petitioner’s locus as he filed the case after retirement and said it did not see a public interest basis for the plea.
- The judges observed that alleging abuse of a law is not, by itself, a ground to strike down a statutory provision.
- The Centre defended the prohibition as protecting teaching standards and was granted time to seek instructions, with arguments by both governments listed for November 12.