PRINCIPAL,KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA vs SAURABH CHAUDHARY .

The Supreme Court upheld the Madras High Court's decision to grant admission to Saurabh Chaudhary in class XI despite his marks being below the cut-off, citing the precedent in Principal, Cambridge School vs. Payal Gupta, 1995 (5) SCC 512. The Court emphasized that the guidelines set by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghathan must be applied fairly and that the student should not be penalized for lower academic performance when he had demonstrated excellence in sports. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's order for admission.