Master Rehan Barai v. the State of Assam and Othrs
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court WP(C)/4188/2025, decided 15.09.2025, Justice Kaushik Goswami, neutral citation 2025:GAU-AS:12619. RTE Act 2009 Section 12(1)(c) and 12(2); Assam State Rules 2011 Rules 7 and 8; Office Memorandum PMA 73/2021/47. Free admission to private school (Happy Child High School, Rehabari, Guwahati); insistence on book and uniform fees; denial of class attendance; direction to provide free books, uniforms and remedial classes; State reimbursement of per-child-expenditure or actual amount charged, whichever is less; consent-based disposal; Article 226.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed and disposed of: respondent school directed to provide free education including free books, uniforms etc. as per Section 12 of the RTE Act read with relevant rules and office memorandum, and to provide remedial classes; respondent State to reimburse the school's expenditure as per sub-section (2) of Section 12, if applicable.