Archive · 13 Nov 2025
High Court Upholds Girl's Right to Study, Overruling Father's Objections
Imagine a smart girl who wants to become a very important government officer, like an IAS.
Her dad didn't like her talking to a classmate and wanted her to stop school.
So, she left home to keep learning.
She got a job to pay for her school and lived in a hostel.
Her dad thought she was missing and called the police.
The police found her, and she told them she wanted to study.
The judge said it's super important for all kids to go to school and learn, no matter what.
So, the judge decided she can stay and study in a different city, and her parents have to pay for it.
They also said a kind lady will help her if she has any problems.
The Jabalpur High Court affirmed a girl's right to education and future.
A minor girl left home due to her father's objection to her speaking with a classmate and her parents' opposition to her IAS aspirations.
She supported herself through a private job while living in a hostel and continuing her studies.
Her father had filed an abduction case, but the court found she left voluntarily.
The court ordered her to continue her education in Patna with her parents covering expenses and assigned a female officer for her support.
- Who
- Jabalpur High Court, a minor girl from Bihar, her parents
- What
- The High Court upheld a girl's right to education, directing her parents to fund her studies and appointing a female officer for guidance, overriding the father's objection and an abduction case.
- When
- Hearings on November 6 and a subsequent Wednesday.
- Where
- Jabalpur High Court, Bhopal (girl's home city), Patna (girl's current educational location)
- Why
- To ensure the girl's right to education and future aspirations were protected against parental objections.
- Court
- Jabalpur High Court
- Location
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Student's Origin
- Bihar
- Reason for Leaving Home
- Father objected to her talking to a classmate; parents opposed her aspiration to become an IAS officer.
- Court's Directive
- Girl to remain in Patna for education, parents to cover expenses; woman officer to guide her.