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Category: Education

Education

Council of Architecture may prescribe minimum standards of architectural education, either by way of regulations issued under Section 45(2) or even otherwise – It is only in cases where the Council chooses to prescribe standards in the form of regulations that the requirement of approval of the Central Government under Section 45(1) would become necessary.

Feb 26, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE — Appellant Vs. THE ACADEMIC SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS (TASA) AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian,…

Education

NEET – Education – Admission – Reservation – Counselling on the basis of NEET-PG 2021 and NEET- UG 2021 shall be conducted by giving effect to the reservation as provided by the notice, including the 27 per cent reservation for the OBC category and 10 per cent reservation for EWS category in the AIQ seats.

Jan 7, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH NEIL AURELIO NUNES AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and A.S.…

Education

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 – The Central Government must forthwith notify the norms and standards of pupil­teacher ratio for special schools and also separate norms for special teachers who alone can impart education and training to CwSN in the general schools; and until such time, as a stopgap arrangement adopt the recommendations made by the State Commissioner, NCT of Delhi in the case of Ms. Reshma Parveen vs. The Director, Directorate of Education, Decided on 31.12.2019 in Case No. 824/1014/2019/04/9072­84, reproduced in paragraph 51

Nov 4, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH RAJNEESH KUMAR PANDEY AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and C.T.…

Education

HELD JEE (Advanced) is governed by rules framed under the Act, and regulations, the further detail that it permitted non-IIT candidates who were admitted in a previous year (but did not pursue their course nor withdrew the option in a previous year) is logical. -the classification is justified both statutorily and in terms of Parliamentary declaration that the Act was conceived as one meant to set-up institutions of excellence having national status. This Court hold Criterion 5 to be valid, aimed at conserving a valuable public resource, i.e. seats in IITs.

Oct 3, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. SOUTRIK SARANGI AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra…

Education

There can be no rational for NCTE or its Regional Committee to deny the recognition from the Academic Year 2021-2022 and insist on recognition for Academic Session 2022-2023 – Petition Allowed – The petitioners would be entitled to admit the students for Academic Session 2021-2022 as per the sanction granted by NCTE for the Academic Session 2022-2023

Aug 15, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH DEVENDRA PATHAK SARVODAYA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION — Appellant Vs. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : R.F. Nariman and…

Education

Policy decision not to grant Study Leave to doctors for a certain length of time, in apprehension of a rise in COVID-19 cases, to ensure the availability of as many doctors, as possible for duty, is neither arbitrary, nor discriminatory, nor violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India

Aug 8, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH DR. ROHIT KUMAR — Appellant Vs. SECRETARY OFFICE OF LT. GOVERNOR OF DELHI AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Indira Banerjee and V.…

Education

In view of the Notification dated 19th March 2021 – Writ petitions are allowed. HELD Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has granted approval to both colleges with an intake capacity of 60 students each – State Government vide Notification dated 19.3.2021 has granted conditional affiliation after considering the recommendations made by the Affiliation Committee

Jul 12, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH SRI SAI RR INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY — Appellant Vs. DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : R.F. Nariman,…

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State Laws

Appellant Trust’s contentions regarding non-demarcation, encroachment, and non-delivery of possession are baseless; demarcation was done and acknowledged, alleged encroachment is not proven by evidence, and delivery of possession was contingent on execution of lease deed, a condition appellant failed to meet — Respondent Corporation’s actions were in accordance with prescribed procedures and allotment terms

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Environment Municipal Laws

Environmental Law — Public Trust Doctrine — MCGM’s mandate to develop recreational spaces providing legal foundation for project — Prior condition of water body suggested degradation, not functional lake — Completed park providing substantial public benefit, including green space and recreational amenities utilized by community — Post facto sanction restricting land use to recreational purposes providing legal safeguard — Delay in filing petition undermining challenge — Direction to maintain park in perpetuity for public use, explore alternative water body, and restore other deteriorated water bodies by MCGM.

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