STATE OF TAMIL NADU & ORS. ETC. vs S. K. KRISHNAMURTHI, ETC. ETC.

The Supreme Court held that the Madras Educational Rules and Text-Book Committee Rules do not confer any rights on publishers regarding the continuation of prescribed textbooks. The Court clarified that these rules are administrative instructions aimed at public interest, allowing the government to change textbooks as needed. The Court found no basis for the claim that publishers had an assurance of a three-year period for their books, thus allowing the government's directions to stand.