The Court also highlighted that academic instruction involves not just learning but also fostering social interactions, recreational activities and personal development through extracurricular pursuits like sports, arts, and participation in organizations such as National Cadet Corps (NCC) and National Service Scheme (NSS).
“Education is not necessarily imparted through the academic studies provided by the educational institutions alone, even though the same is the most predominant source…Such interactions can occur only if the students are provided with ample opportunities for the same through recreational activities, sports, games, arts, or other methods that could implant within them an affinity towards social commitments and personal relationships. The activities of organizations such as NCC, NSS, etc., are also essential, and necessary provisions for the same are also to be made,” the Court said in its judgment.
Source: Barandbench
