New Delhi, May 5 -- A Public Interest Litigation has been filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay before the Supreme Court of India, seeking comprehensive directions to the Union and State governments to regulate all institutions imparting education or religious instruction to children below the age of 14 years.

The plea, moved under Article 32 of the Constitution, opens with a set of key prayers urging the Court to ensure mandatory registration, recognition, supervision, and monitoring of such institutions nationwide.

The petitioner has also sought a declaration that Article 30 does not grant any special or additional rights to minorities beyond what is already guaranteed under Article 19(1)(g).

According to the plea, Article 30 is only a rei...