Expressing displeasure over a petition, the Supreme Court on Friday (December 12, 2025) reprimanded the petitioner and also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh. This petition was filed against the old order of the Supreme Court granting exemption to minority schools under the provisions of the Right to Education Act. The court also asked the petitioner not to humiliate the judiciary by filing such cases.
Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan’s bench was hearing the case. The bench also said that if lawyers are giving such advice then they will also have to be punished. While imposing the fine, the court said that it is necessary to send a strong message.
The bench said, ‘You cannot do this with the Supreme Court. We are very angry. If you start filing such cases, it will be against the entire judicial system of the country. You have no idea of the seriousness of your case. We are imposing a fine of only Rs 1 lakh.
The court also said, ‘Do not defame the judiciary of the country by filing such cases. What is happening here? Are lawyers giving this kind of advice? We have to punish the lawyers. The court said, ‘You are a knowledgeable person and professional in law and you file a writ petition under Article 32 challenging the decision of this court? gross abuse. We are exercising patience. We are not issuing contempt order. You want to destroy the judiciary of this country.
The petition was filed by ‘United Voice for Education Forum’, an NGO, seeking a direction that the exemption given to minority educational institutions is unconstitutional as it completely exempts them from the obligations of the Right to Education (RTI) Act.
The Supreme Court had given its verdict in 2014, in which it had said that the RTE Act does not apply to minority schools under Article 30(1), which provides religious and linguistic minorities the right to establish and govern educational institutions.
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