From more rights to last rites

If the government was upset with the Supreme Court’s verdict on the 2G licenses, it should be ecstatic about the Court upholding the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act (RTE). Since the RTE mandates every private school has to reserve a fourth of its seats for weaker sections and socially disadvantaged groups, this effectively absolves the government of all responsibility to provide education of even remotely acceptable quality.

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