Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 605 · Decided 11 July 2017
The Manager, Corporate Educational Agency v. James Mathew & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 605 · [2017] 6 S.C.R. 498
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 826/2017
- Decided
- 11 July 2017
- Bench
- KURIAN JOSEPH, R. BANUMATHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 30(1)
Headnote
Education/Educational institutions: Minority Institutions - Appointment of Headmaster - Appellant-Minority Institutions chose to appoint a teacher of their choice belonging to their respective community to the post of Headmaster, ignoring the available senior teachers of the Court interfered with the same - Held: Management of a minority aided institution is free to appoint the Headmaster or the Principal as the case may be of its own choice and has no obligation to appoint the available senior qualified member from the same community - Right u/Art.30(/) is absolute -
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