Supreme Court of India

T.M.A. Pal Foundation and Ors. v. State of Karnataka and Ors.

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Bench B.N. Kirpal, G.B. Pattanaik, V.N. Khare, S. Rajendra Babu, Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri, Ruma Pal, S.N. Variava, K.G. Balakrishnan, P. Yenkatarama Reddi, Ashok Bhan and Arijit Pasayat JJ.

Decided 31 October 2002

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From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: c Article 30-Private Institutions-Government Regulations Applicability of and its extent-Held: in case of private unaided educational institution Government can put conditions pertaining to academic and educational matters and welfare of students and teachers only, but not in the matter of administration-In case of private aided educational institutions, once aid is granted, Government as a condition of grant of aid, can put fetters on the freedom in the matter of administration and management of the institution-But such institutions cannot be treated as wholly…

Authorities it was built on

1973 His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala cited by 148
1958 Mohd. Hanif Quareshi & Others v. The State of Bihar cited by 33
1963 Tilkayat Shri Govindlalji Maharaj v. The State of Rajasthan and Others cited by 28
1962 Rev. Sidhajbhai Sabhai and Others v. State of Bombay and Another cited by 18
1971 D. N. Chanchala v. State of Mysore and Ors. Etc. cited by 18
1951 The State of Madras v. Srimathl Champakam Dorairajan cited by 12
1959 Bhinka and Others v. Charan Singh cited by 9
1978 Lilly Kurian v. Sr. Lewina and Ors. cited by 4
1975 Gandhi Faizeam College Shahajahanpur v. University of Agra and Another cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

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2012 Rajan Purohit & Ors. v. Rajasthan University of Health Science & Ors. followed
2011 Indian Medical Association v. Union of India & Ors. followed
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2024 Anjum Kadari & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2024 The State of Punjab & Ors. v. Davinder Singh & Ors. referred to
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2020 Rakesh Kumar Agarwalla & Anr. v. National Law School of India University, Bengaluru & Ors. referred to
2020 The State of Punjab & Ors. v. Davinder Singh & Ors. referred to
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2018 Kailash Singh v. The Managing Committee, Mayo College, Ajmer & Ors. referred to
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2017 State of Gujarat and Another v. The L.R.C.G. and Others referred to
2016 Jindal Stainless Ltd. & Anr v. State of Haryana & Ors referred to
2016 Raj Kumar v. Director of Education & Ors. referred to
2016 Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj & Others v. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Rep. by its Secretary & Another referred to
2015 Dr. Janet Jeyapaul v. Srm University & Ors. referred to
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2014 Varun Saini & Ors. v. Guru Gobi Nd Singh Indraprashtha University referred to
2014 State of U.P. & Ors. v. Pawan Kumar Divedi & Ors, referred to
2014 State of Karnataka & Anr. v. Associated Management of (government Recognised..:.. Unaided - English Medium) Primary & Secondary Schools & Ors. referred to
2014 State of M.P. & Anr. v. Suresh Narayan Vijayvargiya & Ors. referred to
2013 Thalappalam Ser. Coop. Bank Ltd. and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors. referred to
2013 Rohilkhand Medical College & Hospital, Bareilly v. Medical Council of India & Another referred to
2013 Faculty Association of Aiims v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2013 Dayanand Anglo Vedic (dav) College Trust and Management Society v. State of Maharashtra and Anr. referred to
2012 Bhawna Garg & Anr. v. University of Delhi & Ors. referred to
2011 Humanity and Anr. v. State of West Bengal and Ors. referred to
2010 Charutar Arogya Mandal v. State of Gujrat & Anr. referred to
2010 Sindhi Education Society & Anr. v. The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Nct of Delhi & Ors. referred to
2013 Christian Medical College Vellore & Ors v. Union of India and Ors. mentioned
2011 Dr. T. Varghese George v. Kora K. George & Ors. mentioned
2011 Fee Regulatory Committee v. Kalol Institute of Management, Etc mentioned
2024 P.J. Dharmaraj v. Church of South India & Ors. distinguished
2021 Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 5 relied on · 12 followed · 2 distinguished · 39 referred to · 3 mentioned

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