Hyderabad, May 15 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday, May 14, directed the Uttar Pradesh government to bear all educational expenses of the student who was humiliated and repeatedly slapped by his classmates on the orders of his teacher, only because he was a Muslim.

"We again clarify that the primary responsibility of meeting this expenditure is of the state. It will also be open for the state to persuade the school authorities to bear the expenses," the apex court said while hearing a PIL filed by Tushar Gandhi, under the Right to Education Act.

The Supreme Court said the UP government can ask the school or a charitable organisation to cover the educational costs of the child.

Muzaffarnagar slapping case

A disturbing video in 2023 sen...