Supreme Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Fine on NGO for Challenging Minority Institutions' RTE Act Exemption

Dec 12, 2025 03:11 pm CST

The Supreme Court imposed a Rs 1 lakh fine on an NGO for filing a petition challenging its 2014 constitutional bench judgment that exempted minority educational institutions from the Right to Education Act. The Court condemned the action as an attempt to undermine the judiciary, refusing the petitioner's request to withdraw the case and warning that such challenges to established judgments constitute an abuse of the legal system.