New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Kerala government to take urgent steps to establish government lower primary and upper primary schools in all regions where no such institutions exist, stressing that the Right to Education under the RTE Act, 2009, cannot be hindered by geographical, logistical, or financial constraints.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi upheld a Kerala High Court order requiring the State to set up a school in an area that lacked any educational facility within a 3-4 km radius.
Calling the High Court's ruling "justified and valid," the bench granted the state three months to comply.
The Supreme Court was hearing the state's petition challenging...