Educational Certificates Archives

‘Maternity leave during bond service must be counted towards bond period’; Madras HC directs College to return Doctor’s withheld certificates

“The fact that the appellant was only in the service of the government without being a regular employee is irrelevant. When the fundamental right of the appellant is involved, she is entitled to the protective umbrella of not only Article 21 but also Article 14.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Rajasthan High Court upholds Mothers’ right to be correctly named in child’s academic records; Allows son to submit verified application for name correction

“A name is the first gift most of us receive from our parents. It becomes the foundation of our legal, social and emotional identity. To name someone is to recognize their presence in the world and to be nameless, in many ways, is to be invisible. Names reflect who we are and where we came from.”

Case Briefs High Courts

State Bar Council not entitled to charge applicants a fee for verifying educational certificates during enrollment process: Kerala High Court

There is a duty cast upon the Bar Council to get the certificates of the applicant verified by the Boards and Universities concerned, without charging any fees. Therefore, the notice to the extent stipulates the collection of fees of Rs.2,500/- for verification, cannot be implemented.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Educational certificates are not marketable commodities under Contract Act’ ; Madras HC directs Thanjavur Medical College to return Student’s original certificates

“Educational certificates are not marketable commodities within the meaning of Section 171 of the Contract Act, 1872.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Can an educational certificate be a marketable commodity? Madras HC answers while reiterating whether management can retain certificates of students

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., while addressing the grievance of some qualified doctors, expressed that, Educational Certificate is not a marketable

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Where lesser age is recorded in school certificate than the actual age; correct date of birth will be the one recorded by the parents in service records

Armed Forces Tribunal: Resolving a date of birth related controversy, the Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava and Vice Admiral Abhay

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | No liability on bank in the absence of any evidence showing deposition of educational certificates for taking a loan

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Justice V.K. Jain (Presiding Member) set aside the order of District Forum and State Commission and