R v Governors of the Bishop Challoner Roman Catholic Comprehensive Girls’ School, Ex parte Choudhury

Hearings

England & Wales

31 Jul 1991 The Times, 6 August 1991, QBD (Simon Brown J)

06 Nov 1991 (1991) 90 LGR 103; [1992] 1 FLR 413; The Times, 7 November 1991; The Independent, 7 November 1991, CA (Balcombe, Taylor and McCowan LJJ)

11 Jun 1992 [1992] 2 AC 182; [1992] 3 WLR 99; [1992] 3 All ER 277; 90 LGR 445, HL(E) (Lord Keith of Kinkel, Lord Templeman, Lord Ackner, Lord Goff of Chieveley and Lord Browne-Wilkinson)

Additional names

R v Governors of the Bishop Challoner Roman Catholic Comprehensive Girls’ School, Ex parte Purkayastha

Subject Matter

EDUCATION — Local education authority — Parental preference — Duty to comply — Over-subscribed Roman Catholic girls' school — Admission policy giving priority to Roman Catholic and other Christians — Hindu and Muslim applicants not fulfilling admission criteria — Refusal of admission by governors — Appeal committee dismissing appeal — Whether school bound by parental preference — Whether appeal committee's decision correct in law — Education Act 1980, s 6(3)(a)

[1992] 2 AC 182; [1992] 3 WLR 99; (1991) 90 LGR 103

Appellate History

R v Governors of the Bishop Challoner Roman Catholic Comprehensive Girls’ School, Ex parte Choudhury (1991) 90 LGR 103; [1992] 1 FLR 413; The Times, 7 November 1991; The Independent, 7 November 1991, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal affirmed

R v Governors of the Bishop Challoner Roman Catholic Comprehensive Girls’ School, Ex parte Choudhury [1992] 2 AC 182; [1992] 3 WLR 99; [1992] 3 All ER 277; 90 LGR 445, HL(E)

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