ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA vs ST. MARY'S SCHOOL .

The Supreme Court addressed the conflict between the right to education and the deployment of teachers for non-educational duties under the Delhi School Education Act, 1973. The Court held that the deployment of teachers for polling and other duties during school hours infringes upon the students' right to education, as mandated by Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that the educational needs of students must take precedence over other governmental duties, thereby ruling in favor of the unaided school and directing that teachers should not be deployed during school hours for such duties.