https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168850 Publication of the syllabus was a mandatory condition precedent to prescribing or preparing text-books under the Act, because syllabus publication had to make the course of instruction known beyond official channels before any textbook selection could lawfully occur. The State's power to prepare, print or distribute its own text-books under section 5 remained conditional on prior lawful publication of the syllabus and a genuine decision that such action was necessary, taking into account quality, cost, availability and suitability. To avoid disruption to students, the existing Government text-books were continued for the current academic year, while the State was required to proceed afresh for future years in accordance with the statutory scheme. en-us Wed, 07 Feb 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:49:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168850 Publication of the syllabus was a mandatory condition precedent to prescribing or preparing text-books under the Act, because syllabus publication had to make the course of instruction known beyond official channels before any textbook selection could lawfully occur. The State's power to prepare, print or distribute its own text-books under section 5 remained conditional on prior lawful publication of the syllabus and a genuine decision that such action was necessary, taking into account quality, cost, availability and suitability. To avoid disruption to students, the existing Government text-books were continued for the current academic year, while the State was required to proceed afresh for future years in accordance with the statutory scheme. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Feb 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168850