Constitutional & Legal Basis

• Article 19(1)(g) – Right to practice and propagate any occupation, trade, or profession.
• Articles 29 & 30 – Rights of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.
• Supreme Court Judgment: T.M.A. Pai Foundation vs. State of Karnataka (2003) 2 SCT 385, affirming autonomy of educational institutions.
• Human Rights Protection Act, 1993 (SC-2178).
• National Education Policy, 1986, Programme of Action, 1992, and National Education Policy, 2020.