Role of the Supreme Court of India in Developing a Fundamental Right to Education through Its Constitutional Jurisprudence

Abstract

The study discusses the contribution of the “Supreme Court of India” to the emergence of education as a Fundamental Right
on the basis of its constitutional jurisprudence. The study purpose entails examining the role of judicial interpretation in the
identification and reinforcement of the “right to education” in the constitution. The research methodology is quantitative
research approach, and the research design is the exploratory and descriptive research design, which involves the use of
primary data that are gathered through the use of a structured questionnaire and analysed with the usage of statistical
methodology (n=400 respondents). Findings have shown that the relationship between Supreme Court constitutional
jurisprudence and the Fundamental Right of Education development is statistically significant, positive and thus also
demonstrates that the judicial interpretation has played an important role in determining constitutional and educational
outcomes. The conclusions also indicate that even though judicial intervention has played a key role in promoting
educational rights, it coincides with legislative and administrative processes. The study concludes that the Supreme Court
is a highly critical agent that makes constitutional ideals a viable right of education to be enforced, but only through the
concerted efforts of institutions and actions of policy can their successful implementation become a fact.