The Supreme Court said private educational institutions cannot complain about Government's decision to reserve 25 per cent of seats for economically weaker sections (EWS) under the Right to Education (RTE) Act as it is an investment for the country's future prosperity. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice S H Kapadia, K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar observed that there is nothing wrong in the Government's attempt to provide 25 per cent of the EWS population quality education in private schools. The apex court however, said it is willing to strike down the legislation if the private schools are able to establish that Constitutional principles have been violated by enactment of the Right to Education Act under which free and compulsory education had been made mandatory for all children in the age group of 6-14 years.