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SC Imposes Rs 5 Crore Fine on Medical College for Violation of MCI Regulations
The Supreme Court has on Wednesday imposed Rs 5 crore fine on Saraswati Medical College (a private medical college) in Unnao, for granting admission to students in violation of the regulations of the

No Extra Chance to the UPSC Candidates Who Already Exhausted October 2020 Attempt: SC
Supreme Court has given its final verdict in connection to the appeal for granting a second attempt to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Prelims examination 2021. The court stated that no ext

Demand and Supply is Imbalanced, Delhi HC Refuses Permission to Set Up New Pharmacy Colleges
Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim relief over a batch of petitions challenging the 5-year moratorium imposed by the Pharmacy Council of India on setting up new pharmacy institutions. The p

BCI Scrapped One Year LL.M Degree, PG Common Entrance Test To be Introduced Soon
Bar Council of India has issued a notification regarding the decision to scrap the one year LL.M course which was introduced in India in 2013. The post graduate degree in law, LL.M has to be two years

Allahabad HC Imposed Rs 10,000 on UP Board Secretary over Mental Harassment of A Girl Student
Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Council’s Secretary Prayagraj for showing a student absent in high school, giving her average marks,

Tamil Nadu University Removed Arundhati Roy’s Book from Syllabus after Multiple Complaints
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, has decided to withdraw Arundhati Roy’s book named “Walking with the Comrades” from its postgraduate English syllabus. A

“Notify Candidates’ Concerns and Corrective Measures Taken on Official Website”; SC Directs ICAI
Supreme Court on Wednesday has directed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to notify the details related to concerns raised by the CA candidates and the remedial measures that they

Class 10, 12 Board Exams Should Be Discontinued – Sisodia To Centre
On Thursday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia recommended that the board exams for class 10 and 12 should be discontinued after the rollout of the new National Education Policy (NEP). He further s

English medium education to help poor, marginalised students – AP to SC
“Providing education through English medium would help the poor and marginalized students and bring better opportunities for career growth,” told the Andhra Pradesh government to the apex court. T

“Final Year Exams Are Mandatory to Promote Students, Deadline Can Be Altered”- Supreme Court
Supreme Court has finally elucidated the ambiguities among the lakhs of students and has delivered its final verdict in connection to the petitions moved challenging July 6 guidelines issued by UGC fo

Needs to Revisit 2004 Verdict Deciding State’s Power to Sub-Classify SC/STs-Supreme Court
On Thursday, Supreme Court held that verdict delivered in 2004 holding that the states don’t have the power to further sub-classify the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, in order to grant quota

Union Cabinet Gives Nod to National Recruitment Agency (NRA) and Common Eligibility Test (CET)
On Wednesday, Union Cabinet has given the nod to the set up of National Recruitment Agency and a Common Eligibility Test (CET) for all non-gazetted officers in central government and public centre ban

Delhi High Court Directed AAP Government to Continue the Welfare Initiatives for Orphans
With disposing of a plea, Delhi High Court has asked Delhi government to continue with the welfare initiative for the orphan children including admitting them in private and public schools. Chief Just

Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Postponement of JEE and NEET 2020 Exams
Supreme Court has rejected the plea seeking postponement of JEE and NEET examinations while stating that life has to go on and we cannot put career of students on stake. A three-judge bench headed by

Yale University Accused Of Discriminating Against Asian American And White Students In Admissions
Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused Yale University of illegally discriminating against White and Asian American students during undergraduate admissions and violating federal civil rights law.

Delhi HC Gives Nod to Online Open Book Examination (OBE) for Final Year Students of Delhi University
The Delhi High Court today gave a nod for holding the open book examination for the final year students of Delhi University. This online open book examination is to commence from Monday i.e. August 10

Delhi HC and DU in a Tiff About Student’s Future
While listening to a bunch of pleas challenging the decision of Delhi University to conduct e- open book exam (OBE) for final year students on 4th August 2020; Justice Pratibha M. Singh iterated that

Rajasthan Government Approves 5 % Reservation for Most Backward Classes in Judicial Services
Ashok Gehlot led Rajasthan government has amended the Rajasthan Judicial Services Rules, 2010, and has approved 5 percent reservation in Rajasthan Judicial Services to the candidates belonging to Most

Madras HC warns institutions insisting full fee payment of contempt proceeding
On Saturday, the Madras High Court warned the educational institutions to haul up for the contempt of Court, who have been in violation of the Court’s earlier order and have been insisting on full p

Key Highlights of New Education Policy 2020
On 29th July, the Government has introduced the New Education Policy. This Policy aims to modify the higher education structure in India. Earlier in May, the Prime Minister had reviewed the New Educat

Delhi High Court Refused to Entertain a Plea Seeking Inclusion of Dance Courses in DU
Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking court directions to centre and Delhi University to add the dance subject to the varsity courses and further studies. Delhi HC bench of Chief J

Madras HC Directed Tamil Nadu Government to Regulate the Online Classes Hours
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to regulate the online classes hours properly to avoid compromising the health of the children with an irregular schedule. The court sought sta

Supreme Court Asks Madras HC to Decide on Pleas Seeking 50% OBC Reservation in Medical Examination
Supreme Court on Monday, has asked the Madras High Court to decide on the petitions challenging centre government’s order restraining the grant of 50% reservation to the OBC candidates in medica

List the Plea Seeking CBI Probe Against Chief Minister in Gold Smuggling Case as PIL – Kerala HC
A single-judge bench of the Kerala High Court held on Thursday that the writ petition seeking CBI probe against the state’s Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, regarding the gold smuggling case, has t

Writ Petition filed in Andhra Pradesh High Court Challenging the Withholding of AIBE’s Result
The writ petition was filed in Andhra Pradesh High Court challenging the withholding of AIBE’s result stating that the withholding of result without any valid reason or grounds is a violation of Pri

Karnataka High Court Stayed State Government Orders to Ban Online Classes
Karnataka High Court on Wednesday stayed the order of the state government issued on 15th and 27th June 2020 which put a ban on conducting online classes for classes LKG to 10 in view of COVID-19. The

RBI to monitor the implementation of Loan Moratorium Circular – Karnataka HC
On Wednesday, a single-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court held that it is mandatory for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to monitor the implementation of its circular dated March 27, which extende

Delhi University postponed final year undergraduate exams till August 15
Delhi University on Wednesday, informed the Delhi High Court, and made an announcement that there will be no exams in July for final year undergraduate students in view of the pandemic COVID-19 outbre

CBSE Syllabus Reduced; Chapters on Nationalism, Secularity and Citizenship Scrapped
Amid the ongoing COVID 19 crisis, certain modifications were made to rationalise the CBSE Syllabus and to make up for the academic loss faced by the students. The Central Board of Secondary Education

ICAI seeks more time from Supreme Court to assess the feasibility of conducting CA exam 2020
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has sought more time in order to contact the exam centres and authorities to assess the situation and viability of conducting the Chartered Accou

Parents from eight states moves Supreme Court seeking moratorium on school fees
A group of 10 parents has filed a plea before Supreme Court seeking moratorium or deferment of the school fees from April-June or till the resumption of physical classes. The petitioners hail to Rajas

High Court stays 50% reservation for Delhi students in NLUD
On Monday, the Delhi High Court stayed the decision to introduce a 50% horizontal reservation at National Law University, Delhi to students who passed their qualifying exam from the institutes located

CBSE Seeks 2 More Days From SC to Submit Final Decision on Pending CBSE Exams
Supreme Court has adjourned the matter to June 25 as CBSE has asked for two more days to submit its decision on whether to conduct the remaining CBSE board exams or cancel them. Earlier CBSE has decid

Parents oppose reopening of schools amid the growing cases of COVID-19 in Haryana
Haryana government gave a nod to restart schools from July whereas colleges and universities are set to reopen from August. However, parents have expressed anger and unwillingness to send their childr

Times Group slaps legal notice on ThePrint, for ‘disparaging’ article on COVID-19 transmission
Days after an Indian digital online newspaper, ThePrint published an article indicating that transmission of coronavirus through newspapers and currency notes were theoretically possible, Bennett Cole
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Non-Resident Indians Education System
Who are Non-Resident Indians? An Indian citizen or a foreign citizen of Indian origin/roots who stays in foreign lands for employment/carrying on business or under prospects indicating an intention fo
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Miss Mohini Jain vs State of Karnataka And Ors
Supreme Court of India Year : 1992
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