Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises University of New South Wales in their India Campus Set up
University of New South Wales has been granted a Certificate of Registration from University Grants Commission for setting up a campus at Bengaluru
Education Law
Delay of 8 Years Defeats Plea for Correction of DOB in CBSE Records; Article 226 Cannot Be Invoked to Bypass CBSE Bye-Laws: Delhi High Court
The Court held that date of birth dispute must first be resolved under Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 before seeking correction in CBSE records.
Rouse Avenue Court denies bail to Manisha Waghmare, an accused in NEET-UG paper leak case
Manisha Waghmare was arrested by the CBI on 14 May 2026 for her alleged involvement in the paper leak conspiracy.
Teachers of Recognised Private Unaided Schools Teachers Entitled to Child Care Leave on Par with Government School Teachers in Delhi: Delhi High Court
The Court held that Rule 111, Delhi School Education Rules, 1973 grants the benefit of child care leave to an employee of a recognised private school, whether aided or unaided, at par with such employees working in a corresponding status in a government school.
No Error in Anjuman Ishaat-e-Taleem Trust Verdict: SC Upholds TET Requirement for In-Service Teachers; Extends Compliance Deadline to 31 August 2028
“The RTE Act is a child centric legislation and must be read so. Service of teachers cannot come at the cost of educational future of the children.”
Right to Education in Mother Tongue Flows from Article 19(1)(a); Supreme Court Directs Rajasthan to Introduce Rajasthani in Schools
“The ability to understand and be understood in one’s own language is not a matter of convenience, but a matter of existential rights, for comprehension must necessarily precede meaningful participation in the society and day to day life activities.”
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief Allowing Debarred Candidate to Register for JEE Advanced Exam 2026
The Court clarified that at the present stage it was not conducting a final hearing, because if the petitioner was not provisionally permitted to appear in JEE Advanced 2026 to be conducted on 17 May 2026, the petition would become infructuous.
Case Reported in HCC | Latest High Court Cases on Education Institution Governance, Faculty Rights & Students Grievances
Explore latest cases reported in SCC’S High Court Cases (HCC) on matter related to education law covering critical issues related to appointments, grace marks, disproportionate punishment, promotion, quota fixed for horizontal reservations, allotment, employment and Service Matters.
SC Balances Equity: Medical Degrees Allowed Despite Invalid Tribe Certificates; ₹10 Lakh Compensation Ordered
“Appellants secured admission based on tribe certificates, which have since been cancelled, is not in doubt. Nonetheless, sight cannot be lost that their tribe certificates were invalidated after they had graduated.”
NCERT Class-8 textbook Judiciary Chapter | SC takes suo motu cognizance, orders nationwide withdrawal, issues contempt notice
Observing that decontextualised criticism in a school curriculum may undermine institutional dignity and influence impressionable minds, the Supreme Court ordered seizure of all copies of the NCERT Grade-8 textbook and issued show-cause notices for criminal contempt.
Allahabad HC stays revision of Merit List in CLAT 2026; refuses to interfere in counselling process
To the extent that the course studies would begin in July, the Court held that there was no occasion to allow for revision of the entire merit list on the strength of a single challenge.
Delhi HC protects Legitimate Expectation of Class XII 2025 Batch Students; holds retrospective withdrawal of additional subject facility by CBSE as arbitrary
“The petitioners acted in accordance with the existing Bye Laws and the consistent past practice of CBSE and, therefore, had a legitimate expectation that after passing Class XII examination on 13.05.2025 the right to appear as private candidates for the Additional Subject examination, would be available.”
“Humiliating, would cast a permanent scar on his character”: Allahabad HC quashes direction to student to display placard saying he won’t misbehave with girls
“Direction of such nature wherein the appellant would carry a placard with message that he will never misbehave with any girl and stand at the gate of the University carrying placard for 30 minutes for 30 days, is not only humiliating but would cast a permanent scar on the character of the appellant, which, in the circumstances of the case, is not called for.”
Examiner entitled to correct/re-evaluate marks “at the first blush”; Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging DJSE-2023 evaluation process
“In view of the express bar on re-evaluation, the subjective nature of the assessment, and the absence of any material error or exceptional circumstance, judicial interference is unwarranted.”
Delhi HC raps SSC for serious lapses in administration of CGLE question papers and answer keys
“The magnitude of these revisions is not merely incidental; it bespeaks a systemic lapse in the framing, vetting, and finalisation of the question papers and answer keys, including issues of translation parity, which should have been unambiguous from the outset.”
“Strikes at the very root of education system”: Allahabad HC directs action against teachers appointed through fake or forged documents
“The inaction on the part of the authorities not only perpetuates fraud, but also strikes at the very root of the education system, causing grave prejudice to the interest of students, which is of paramount and overriding consideration for this Court.”
Allahabad HC directs Revision of Merit List in CLAT 2026; Upholds Expert View Recognising Two Answers for One Question
Since the first round of counselling had already been finalized, the Court directed that the students/candidates who had already taken admission pursuant to the first round of counselling shall not be disturbed, for further counselling, CLAT Consortium shall act on the revised/re-notified merit list.
Delhi High Court upholds Direct Benefit Transfer of school uniforms subsidy in place of in-kind supply
“By way of judicial review, policy decisions of the State should not be interfered with unless they are grossly arbitrary or irrational as there is a need to maintain separation of powers.”
Supreme Court Halts UGC 2026 Regulations; Revives 2012 Regulation pending Judicial Review
“Upon a prima facie consideration, it appears to us that some of the provisions of the Impugned Regulations suffer from certain ambiguities, and the possibility of their misuse cannot be ruled out.”
Student Suicides in Higher Educational Institutions | SC Issues Pan-India Directions; Flags Tokenistic Compliance, Institutional Apathy
“Irrespective of upon whom the culpability may lie from a strict penal perspective, HEIs cannot shirk away from their fundamental duty to ensure that their institutions as a whole are safe, equitable, inclusive and conducive spaces of learning.”