Supreme Court Throws Out Plea to Apply RTE Quota to Minority Schools, Fines Petitioner Rs 1 Lakh

Overview

• A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan dismissed W.P.(C) No. 1194/2025 filed on December 2 by the NGO United Voice for Education Forum.
• Calling the filing the grossest abuse of process, the court held that no writ petition is maintainable against a Supreme Court judgment.
• The bench imposed costs payable to the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee and refused the petitioner’s bid to withdraw the case, saying it should stand as a lesson.
• The petition sought to invalidate the Pramati ruling’s exemption for minority institutions and to require compliance with Section 12(1)(c) mandating a 25% quota for disadvantaged children.
• The court warned lawyers against advising such challenges and refrained from initiating contempt, while noting that related issues have been referred to a larger bench through proper channels.