New Delhi,
Maintaining that it was for the government to decide the education policy of the country, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition which demanded yoga to be made compulsory for students up to class 8.

“We are nobody to say what is to be taught in schools. It is none of our business. How can we direct that,” a Bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur said while dismissing the petition filed by Delhi BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay and JC Seth.

“What is to be taught in schools is not a fundamental right,” the Bench said, adding that it was for the government to take a decision on such issues.

The petitioners had sought a direction to the Ministry of Human Resources Development, National Council of Educational Research and Training, National Council for Teacher Education and Central Board of Secondary Education to “provide standard textbooks of ‘yoga and health education’ for students of classes 1-8 keeping in spirit various fundamental rights such as right to life, education and equality.”