The Supreme Court on Friday came down sharply on a petition that sought to reopen its 2014 judgment granting minority educational institutions exemption from the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. The bench made it clear that filing such pleas strikes at the very foundation of the judicial system.

A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan dismissed the plea and imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh on the petitioner, United Voice for Education Forum.

The court said the penalty should serve as a warning.

“Let this be a message to others,” the bench remarked.

During the hearing, the judges expressed deep displeasure at the very nature of the petition.

“You cannot do this to the Supreme Court. We are enraged. This is against the entire system of judiciary in this country

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