Justice CV Karthikeyan made the comments while disposing of a petition filed by a minor child who was denied admission at a popular missionary school in Vellore.

Fuming over the stout denial of admission to a special needs child, the Madras High Court rapped a school run in the name of a missionary for not following the principles of the missionary and betraying her name and Christian faith.

Justice CV Karthikeyan made the comments while disposing of a petition filed by a minor child who was denied admission at a popular missionary school in Vellore.

Quoting previous judgments on admitting children with special needs in schools under the right to education act, he said the courts have always been sensitive to children with special needs, expressing hope that educational institutions would not betray children with special needs.

Education signifies pulling up a child from the depths and motivating him/ her to achieve his or her dream, he added.