No violation of Article 14 in denying Property Tax exemption to unaided schools

Rev. Fr. Dr. Abraham Thalothil Vs State of Kerala (Kerala High Court) Conclusion: Since Government owned, managed and aided schools were established by the Government at their funds in order to provide education to all classes of persons by collecting nil or meagre fees, was a crucial factor which distinguished such establishments from an unaided school, where fees was collected from the students for rendering the services, therefore, there was no violation of Article 14 in denying property tax exemption to unaided schools. Held: Assessee were unaided schools or the trust/organizations conduct...