Dr. Jaya Thakur vs Government Of India

insc-2026-97 Supreme Court of India 30 January 2026 • WRIT PETITION (C) NO. 1000 of 2022 • 131 min read
66 cases cited (0 SG, 66 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 Constitution of India In order to fulfil the above mandate the Right to Education Act, 2009 Indian Penal Code, 1860 Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 RPWD Act RTE Act RTE Act, 2009 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 State as well as private unaided schools under the RTE Act, 2009

Judges (2)

J.B. Pardiwala Delivered R. Mahadevan Coram

Parties (2)

Government of India Respondent Dr. Jaya Thakur Petitioner

Case Significance

Dr. Jaya Thakur vs Government Of India is a Supreme Court of India decision dated January 30, 2026 (citation: insc-2026-97). Writ petition concerning public health policy and state compliance with health infrastructure standards. The Supreme Court treated the matter as part heard and directed the Registry to notify it after three months for a compliance report from the States and Union Territories. The bench comprised Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan. The judgment was delivered by Justice J.B. Pardiwala.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 66 case citations.

Summary

Writ petition concerning public health policy and state compliance with health infrastructure standards. The Supreme Court treated the matter as part heard and directed the Registry to notify it after three months for a compliance report from the States and Union Territories.

What was the outcome of Dr. Jaya Thakur vs Government Of India?

Writ petition concerning public health policy and state compliance with health infrastructure standards. The Supreme Court treated the matter as part heard and directed the Registry to notify it after...

Statutes Cited

Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005
Constitution of India
Art 14 Art 15(3) Art 21 Art 243(G) Art 30(1) Art 32 Art 38 Art 47 Art 51
In order to fulfil the above mandate the Right to Education Act, 2009
Indian Penal Code, 1860
s 377
Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999
Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
s 3
RPWD Act
s 3
RTE Act
s 18 s 19 s 3
RTE Act, 2009
s 3(2)
State as well as private unaided schools under the RTE Act, 2009

Cases Cited (66)

IN (66)
(1978) 4 SCC 104 (1978) 4 SCC 494 (1980) 3 SCC 625 (1981) 1 SCC 627 (1983) 1 SCC 124 (1984) 2 SCC 244 (1984) 3 SCC 161 (1986) 2 SCC 68 (1987) 4 SCC 671 (1988) 2 SCC 72 (1991) 2 SCC 716 (1992) 1 SCC 441 (1992) 3 SCC 666 (1993) 1 SCC 645 (1995) 3 SCC 42 (1995) 4 SCC 520 (1996) 4 SCC 37 (1996) 5 SCC 647 (1997) 6 SCC 241 (1999) 1 SCC 759 (2002) 8 SCC 481 (2006) 8 SCC 212 (2007) 15 SCC 337 (2009) 3 SCC (Civ) 570 (2009) 6 SCC 398 (2009) 9 SCC 1 (2011) 3 SCC 436 (2011) 7 SCC 179 (2011) 8 SCC 737 (2012) 6 SCC 1 (2014) 8 SCC 1 (2016) 10 SCC 726 (2016) 3 SCC (Civ) 551 (2016) 7 SCC 761 (2017) 10 SCC 1 (2017) 10 SCC 800 (2018) 10 SCC 1 (2018) 2 SCC 413 (2018) 5 SCC 1 (2019) 3 SCC 39 (2021) 5 SCC 370 (2021) 8 SCC 1 (2022) 16 SCC 343 (2022) 4 SCC 1 (2023) 18 SCC 339 (2023) 2 SCC 209 (2023) 5 SCC 1 (2023) 9 SCC 433 (2024) 15 SCC 535 (2024) 16 SCC 654 (2025) 1 SCC 641 (2026) 1 SCC 336 2016 INSC 412 2017 INSC 1243 2021 INSC 78 2021 INSC 916 2024 SCC OnLine SC 1639 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2922 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3130 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1912 2026 INSC 97 AIR 1963 SC 649 AIR 1978 SC 1514 AIR 1987 SC 2034 AIR 1992 SC 1858 AIR 1993 SC 2178

Cited By (1)

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Dr. Jaya Thakur vs Government Of India

Judgment

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