“There are other equally significant values which a democratic society may wish for education to impart to its young. Education is an important instrument towards the development of the individual as indeed, it is a vital instrument in nation building,” added the court. “Among those values are the fundamental values on which our constitutional core is founded: liberty, equality and the dignity of each individual. Supreme Court lawyer Santosh Singh had moved the PIL, seeking directives to the Centre and CBSE to include moral science as a subject in school. Among those is the acceptance of a plurality and diversity of ideas, images and faiths, which unfortunately faces global threats,” it said.

Source: Indian Express July 22, 2016 19:56 UTC