Maharashtra State Open School

Maharashtra State Open School is a brand of MSO School Foundation is an autonomous independent and Non–Governmental organization (NGO) for the conduct of Courses of Secondary and Higher Secondary School Examination, providing an alternative to choose from either Government aided Boards/Councils or a Non-Government independent Autonomous Body. The Board aims to provide education to all children, especially to those in rural and remote areas, at least up to the Senior Secondary level and many other Courses. It is further submitted that the Council is a private initiative for the establishment of a Non-Government Board/Council for conducting 10th, 12th and Many Courses Common Examination for students studying in schools affiliated and likely to be affiliated by Maharashtra State Open School.

The Board/Council trustees/members has the constitutional right under Article 19 (1) (g) to pursue any profession or any occupation and running teaching institutes have been included as part of occupation as held by Hon’ble Supreme Court in T.M.A. Pai Foundation Vs. State of Karnataka (SC) 2003 (2) SCT 385. The relevant portion of the above said judgment is reproduced as under:-

“Private education is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing segments of post-secondary education at the turn of the twenty –first century. A combination of unprecedented demand for access to higher education and the inability or unwillingness of government to provide the necessary support has brought private higher education to the forefront. Private institutions with a long history in many countries, are expanding in scope and number, and are becoming increasingly important in parts of the world that relied almost entirely on the public sector.