He contended that the existing Samacheer Kalvi system did not help students clear competitive examinations such as the Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) and Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).

Dismissing the petition in limine (at the admission stage itself), the bench said that it was a policy decision to be taken by the Tamil Nadu government.

It was the government and not the court, to decide the right kind of school syllabus.

The petitioner, who claimed himself as the president of a yet-to-be registered political party, had not cited any provision of law which mandated that state governments follow only the NCERT syllabus, the bench added.

(With inputs from agencies)