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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court mention that the Fundamental Right to Primary Education is the Right to Life under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution?
P Sambamurthy vs Union of India
Unni Krishnan vs State of Andhra Pradesh
Navtej Singh Johar vs Union of India
Shreya Singhal vs Union of India
Unni Krishnan vs State of Andhra Pradesh
In the landmark case of Unni Krishnan vs State of Andhra Pradesh (1993), the Supreme Court of India ruled that the Fundamental Right to Primary Education is derived from the Right to Life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution, establishing that every child has a right to free education up to the age of 14.
In the landmark case of Unni Krishnan vs State of Andhra Pradesh (1993), the Supreme Court of India ruled that the Fundamental Right to Primary Education is derived from the Right to Life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution, establishing that every child has a right to free education up to the age of 14.
Article 21 and the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002, which formally inserted Article 21A making elementary education a fundamental right.
Unni Krishnan judgment established that education up to age 14 is a fundamental right tied to Article 21.
Led directly to the 86th Constitutional Amendment in 2002 which added Article 21A.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act was enacted in 2009.
Option A (P Sambamurthy vs Union of India) dealt with judicial independence and Article 371D.
Option C (Navtej Singh Johar vs Union of India) decriminalized consensual homosexual acts under Section 377 IPC.
Option D (Shreya Singhal vs Union of India) struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act for violating freedom of speech.
B is correct тАФ Unni Krishnan vs State of Andhra Pradesh is the landmark case where the Supreme Court held that the Fundamental Right to Primary Education flows from Article 21.
Make sure to connect landmark Supreme Court welfare judgments (like Maneka Gandhi for Article 21 expansion and Unni Krishnan for education) with their corresponding Constitutional Amendments.
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