JUDGMENT :

1. It has been said that education is the key that unlocks the golden door to freedom.¹[An aphorism common to all faiths. Proverb 4:13 states, “Take hold of instruction, do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life.” The Pavamana Mantras (purifying mantras) appealing to be taken from darkness to light in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, as part of verse 1.3.28 too emphasizes the value of knowledge and education, “Lead me from the darkness of ignorance to the light (of knowledge).” Surah Al-Baqarah, gives an important interpretation about learning, “He gives knowledge and wisdom to whomever He wills and to whomsoever knowledge is given, much good has been given.”] In Avinash Mehrotra v. Union of India , (2009) 6 SCC 398, this cour