Consider the following statements:
- Article 21A of the Constitution provides for free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of fourteen years.
- This provision was inserted by the 84th Amendment Act 2001.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Explanation:
A single judge bench of Rajasthan High Court recently set aside Rajasthan government’s decision to convert Shri Hari Singh Government Senior Secondary School in Peelwa, Jodhpur district, to an English medium one.
The court ruled that the conversion of a Hindi medium school to English mid-session violates Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution (freedom of speech and expression) and cannot be permitted.
Article 21A of the Constitution provides for “free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years”.
It was inserted by the Constitution (Eighty Sixth Amendment) Act, 2010.
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By: A D Singh