BHARAT SEVASHRAM SANGH ETC. ETC. versus STATE OF GUJARAT ETC. ETC.

BHARAT SEVASHRAM SANGH ETC. ETC. versus STATE OF GUJARAT ETC. ETC.

The challenged provisions of the Gujarat Secondary Education Act, 1972, are constitutionally valid; the Act serves the public interest by regulating management, providing teacher employment protections, and reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Presidential assent is not justiciable and was validly granted.

Parties
Petitioner/appellant: Bharat Sevashram Sangh etc. etc.; Respondent: State of Gujarat etc. etc.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
18 August 1986
Procedural Posture
Consolidated Writ Petitions and Civil Appeals / Final Judgment
Outcome
Dismissed
Legal Topics
Constitutional Validity, Assent to State Acts, Minority Institutions, Employment Protection, Reservation in Education

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Parties

Bharat Sevashram Sangh etc. etc.

Petitioner/appellant

State of Gujarat etc. etc.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Consolidated Writ Petitions and Civil Appeals / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the Gujarat Secondary Education Act, 1972 (ss. 33, 34, 35, 36) is unconstitutional
  2. 2 Whether assent to the Act by the President was valid

Ratio Decidendi

The challenged provisions of the Gujarat Secondary Education Act, 1972, are constitutionally valid; the Act serves the public interest by regulating management, providing teacher employment protections, and reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Presidential assent is not justiciable and was validly granted.

Court Disposition

Dismissed

Orders

  • Petitions and appeal dismissed. No order as to costs.