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SUPREME COURT
Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J
State of Tamil Nadu and Others v. M. Seshachalam and Others
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1. Leave granted. Amendments to principal or subordinate legislation either by executive decisions or by legislative Act should normally have one paramount consideration in mind, that is, the persons who are going to be affected by such amendment. In other words, legislative impact is one aspect which always should be examined by the Government concerned before it takes any decision which is likely to affect a larger section of the society. The legislative amendment in the present case is one such example which is bound to have upon its implementation great impact upon the education system (primary and middle) as well as the lakhs of students for whose benefit there is dispensation of education by the Government in the State of Tamil Nadu.
2. The Division Bench of the Madras High Court vide its judgment dated 30-4-2010 Krisknagiri District (P) School's Assn. v. State of T.N., WP (C) No. 3051 of 2010 decided o
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