Access to professional education no government largesse, says Supreme Court

This obligation assumes far greater importance for students whose background imposes formidable obstacles on their path to access quality education, the apex court said

Access to professional education is not a “governmental largesse” and State has an affirmative obligation to facilitate its reach at all levels, the Supreme Court has said. This obligation assumes far greater importance for students whose background imposes formidable obstacles on their path to access quality education, the apex court said. A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah made these observations in a verdict on separate pleas filed by two students from Ladakh who were not admitted to M.B.B.S. degree course in medical colleges in New Delhi despite due nomination by the Union Territory and in terms of the seats notified by the Centre.