उन्नी कृष्णन बनाम आंध्र प्रदेश राज्य
| Citation | (1993) 1 SCC 645 |
| Court | Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench) |
| Date | 4 February 1993 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Bench | L.M. Sharma CJ, S.R. Pandian, S. Mohan, B.P. Jeevan Reddy, S.P. Bharucha JJ. |
| Acts/Articles | Article 21, Article 41, Article 45, Article 21A |
| Category | Constitutional Law |
Key Principle Established
Right to education is a fundamental right flowing from Article 21. Every child has a right to free education up to the age of 14 years.
The case challenged capitation fees charged by private educational institutions and raised the broader question of whether the right to education is a fundamental right.
The Constitution Bench held that the right to education flows from Article 21:
This judgment directly led to the 86th Constitutional Amendment (2002) inserting Article 21A which made the right to education an express fundamental right, and to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
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