India, May 9 -- The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on May 11 a public interest litigation seeking directions for the regulation and monitoring of all institutions imparting secular education or religious instruction to children below the age of 14 years.

A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma is likely to hear the petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.

Filed through advocate Ashwani Dubey, the plea has sought directions to ensure the registration, recognition, supervision and monitoring of all educational and religious institutions catering to children up to 14 years of age.

The petition invoked Article 21A along with Articles 39(f), 45 and 51-A(k) of the Constitution, arguing that the Stat...