NIRMA UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF LAW
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Programme
Academic Year !""#"
Semes$er % &
EDUCATIONAL PROCESS, PLANNING AND THE LAW
OPTIONAL COURSE IV
1. Education: Constitutional Allocation of Power
1.1. Articles 246 read with the Seventh Schedule
1.2. Concurrent List Entry 25.
1.. !nion List Entries 6" 64" 65" and 66.
1.4. #u$arat !niversity v. Sri%rishna A.&'. 1(6 SC )*
1.5. +hy was education transferred fro, the State List to the Concurrent
List-
1.6. Areas of Central le.islation over Education" the !#C Act" etc.
2. Constitutional #oals
2.1. 'i.ht to Education
2.2. /ree and co,0ulsory education for children 1elow 14 years
. E2uality of o00ortunity to education
.1. Articles 14" 15" 16" 21" 2(324" 41 and 45
.2. 'easona1le classi5cation
.. A6r,ative action and the de0rived
4. 7inority and Education
4.1. 7inority 'i.hts 8 'i.ht to conserve distinct scri0t and culture
4.2. 'i.ht to esta1lish and ad,inister educational institutions of their choice
4.. 7inority &nstitutions 8 ri.ht to co,0ensation
4.4. 9o discri,ination in .rant8in8aid
5. #overn,ent Control and Educational &nstitutions
5.1. Chancellor 8 #overnor
5.2. :ow are ;ice8Chancellors a00ointed-
5.. #overn,ent 0ower to no,inate ,e,1ers on various university 1odies
and the
role of these 1odies
5.4. <illa Parishad and Pri,ary8Secondary Schools 'elationshi0
5.5. /undin. of Education
5.6. Autono,y v. Social Control
6. /air :earin. in Educational 7atters
6.1. Students 8 =isci0line and Action" 7ass co0yin." etc.
6.2. Sta> v. 7ana.e,ent
6.. #rievances
6.4. 'ules of 9atural ?ustice
). =is0ute settle,ent 7echanis, for Educational &nstitution
).1. Chancellor
).2. Educational @ri1unals
).. ?udicial 'eview
A. 7ar%et econo,y" education and the law
Su..ested readin.s
B.7. San%hdher" Encyclo0aedia of Education Syste, in &ndia 1(((" =ee0
Pu1lications.
P.L.7ehta" '.Poon.a" /ree and Co,0ulsory Education" 31(()4" =ee0 C =ee0
Pu1lications.
'.=.A.arwal" Law of Education and Educational &nstitutions 3:i.her"
Secondary and Basic
&nstitutions 8 #ovt." aided" Pu1lic Private institutions and !niversities4" 1((("
@he Law Boo% Co,0any.
=. @ha%ur C =.9.@ha%ur" Studies in Educational develo0,ent" 31((4" Asia
Law :ouse
'.=.A.arwal" Law of Education and Educational &nstitutions in &ndia" 31(A4.
!0endra BaDi" E7ass co0yin. : should Courts Act as Controllers of
EDa,ination-F 6C ) =elhi Law 'eview 144815 31()A8)(4
&ndian Law &nstitute" 7inorities and the Law 31()24
S.P. Sathe" E/unda,ental 'i.hts and =irective Princi0les of State PolicyF in
Constitutional =evelo0,ents since &nde0endence 3&ndian Law &nstitute4
31()44
#.S.Shar,a" 3ed.4" Educational Plannin.: &ts Le.al and Constitutional
&,0lications in &ndia" 31(6)4
Sreenivas 'ao E+rits A.ainst Educational &nstitutionsF 26 ?ournal of the &ndian
Law &nstitute 4* 31(A44.
Cases re0orted in Education and Educational &nstitutions Cases" 7alhotra and
Co,0any.
Students should consult relevant volu,es of the Annual survey of &ndia Law
Pu1lished 1y the &ndian Law &nstitute 3Constitutional Law" &" &&" Ad,inistrative
Law and Education4.