Supreme Court of India · 1954-05-26
THE STATE OF BOMBAY vs BOMBAY EDUCATION SOCIETY AND OTHERS.(With Connected Ap
- Citation / case number
- SC 1954/90365
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF BOMBAY
- Respondent
- BOMBAY EDUCATION SOCIETY AND OTHERS.(With Connected Ap
- Bench
- MAHAJAN, MEHAR CHAND (CJ),DAS, SUDHI RANJAN,HASAN, GHULAM,BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H.,JAGANNADHADAS, B.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the circular issued by the State of Bombay, which prohibited the admission of students not belonging to the Anglo-Indian community or of non-Asiatic descent into an Anglo-Indian school, violated Article 29(2) of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that Article 29(2) guarantees the right to admission in educational institutions maintained or aided by the State to all citizens, irrespective of their community. The Court upheld the High Court's decision to restrain the State from enforcing the circular, declaring it void and unenforceable.