UP slapping case: SC orders UP govt to cover all edu expenses

UP slapping case: SC orders UP govt to cover all edu expenses

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 s…

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SC Directs UP Govt to Fully Cover Education Costs of Muzaffarnagar Slapping Case Victim

The Supreme Court on May 14 urged the Uttar Pradesh Government to cover all educational expenses, including the transportation fees of the student who was the victim of the Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping Case in 2023. While hearing the PIL, filed by Tushar Gandhi, under the implementation of the Right to Education Act, 2009, the Supreme Court stated, “We again clarify that the primary responsibility of meeting this expenditure is of the state. I…

Muzaffarnagar Muslim student slapping case: SC asks UP govt to bear educational expenses of student till he completes school

The Supreme Court of India has reiterated that the Uttar Pradesh government holds the primary responsibility for covering the educational expenses of the minor Muslim boy who was the victim in the 2023 Muzaffarnagar student slapping case. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan clarified that the state is obligated to pay for the child’s tuition fees, uniforms, books, and transport charges until he completes his school e…