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The Bombay High Court stayed the cancellation of a six-year-old SC student's Class 1 admission under the RTE quota, ruling that authorities should not deny education over a technical lapse in residence documents. The court directed officials to process the admission, stressing that elementary education is a fundamental right under Article 21A.

Mumbai, June 12: Observing that it “cannot be a silent spectator” when a child is denied admission and that education is a fundamental right, the Bombay High Court came to the rescue of a six-year-old Scheduled Caste student whose admission under the Right to Education (RTE) quota was cancelled over a technical lapse in residence documents.

HC stays rejection of RTE application
The court stayed the rejection of the child's application and directed authorities to process his admission to Class 1 at a school in Airoli.

The petition was filed by the boy’s father challenging the decision of education authorities to reject the child's application under the 25 per cent RTE quota reserved for Scheduled Caste students.

Family residence documents clarified
According to the petition, the family has been residing in Airoli for nearly 12 years. The child's father had initially submitted an unregistered leave and licence agreement while applying for admission. Although the application was provisionally accepted and an allotment letter issued on May 15, 2026, it was later rejected on May 28 on the ground that the agreement was not registered.