Right to higher education cannot be curtailed lightly: Delhi HC restores MBBS Seat of candidate named as CBI witness
The State has obligation to protect Student’s Right to Pursue Higher and Professional Education.
NEET UG 2024
Supreme Court directs NEET UG counselling for vacant seats; Orders Completion of admission process by 30th Dec
Supreme Court directed that no college would be permitted to admit the students directly and admission should be conducted only through the State Admission Authorities.
Quantified disability per se will not disentitle a candidate with benchmark disability from admission to educational institutions: Supreme Court
“It should be borne in mind that the RPwD Act which was enacted to give effect to the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities – was with the objective of granting persons with disabilities full and effective participation and inclusion in society, grant them equal opportunity and to show respect for their inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make their own choices.”
Supreme Court Roundup August 2024| Stories on Kolkata rape and murder case; Sub-classification of SC/STs; NEET UG 2024; Delhi excise policy scam; Mineral Rights; and more
This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Kolkata rape and murder case; Sub-classification of SC/STs; NEET UG 2024; Patanjali Misleading Ads case; Delhi excise policy scam; Mineral Rights; and more. It also covers top stories; Never reported Judgments; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in August; Know thy Judges.
Rajasthan High Court dismisses plea challenging NTA’s 5 marks deduction in NEET-UG 2024
“OMR answer sheets are electronically evaluated for the purpose of ensuring minimum human intervention, so as to ensure secrecy and credibility of the entire examination process.”
Explained| Supreme Court verdict on NEET UG 2024
“Courts may direct the cancellation of an examination or approve such cancellation by the competent authority only if it is not possible to separate the tainted candidates from the untainted ones.”
Supreme Court Roundup July 2024 | ‘Royalty’ as tax; GM mustard; NEET UG 2024; Kanwar Yatra; Section 125 CrPC Maintenance to Divorced Muslim Women; and more
July, just after the summer break, was the month of ground-breaking and landmark decisions. From long arguments on NEET-UG 2024 scam to landmark decisions on genetically modified crops, guidelines on portrayal of persons with disabilities in visual media, films, and maintainability of WB’s suit against misuse of CBI, this roundup revisits it all.
No re-test for NEET UG 2024 as Supreme Court finds no material indicating vitiated results or systemic breaches
On 22-07-2024 the Supreme Court has asked the Director of IIT, Delhi to constitute a three-member expert committee to give their opinion regarding the correct answer to a multiple-choice question of NEET-UG 2024, for which the NTA awarded marks for two options.
HIGH COURT JULY 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on Reliance; Rights of Disabled Persons; NEET UG 2024; Organ trafficking; Bhopal Gas Tragedy and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
[NEET UG 2024] Supreme Court directs NTA to upload results of all students, city and centre-wise, after masking their identities
Supreme Court directed NTA to complete this exercise till Saturday noon.
[NEET UG 2024] Patna HC permits CBI to take custody of 13 accused in NEET paper leak case
The Court stayed the order dated 02-07-2024 passed by the Exclusive Magistrate, CBI, Patna, whereby CBI’s application for remand of the 13 accused was rejected.
[NEET UG 2024] Supreme Court to determine to what extent the exam was compromised before retest call
“If the breach of the exam’s sanctity is widespread and if it is not possible to segregate tainted and untainted candidates, a retest may be ordered, but if beneficiaries are identified and limited, then a retest won’t be needed”
Supreme Court Roundup June 2024| Stories on Delhi Water crisis; NEET UG 2024; Delhi Liquor Policy scam; Seven sub-rights of Right to Property; and more
This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Delhi Water crisis; NEET UG 2024; Delhi Excise Liquor Policy; AOR exam; Manish Sisodia Bail; Seven sub-rights of Right to Property and more. It also covers top stories; Never reported Judgments; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in June; Know thy Judges.
Rajasthan High Court issues notice to NTA and Union of India seeking reply on NEET-UG 2024 exam’s cancellation
The Court adjourned and scheduled the matter on 10-07-2024, thereby allowing the respondents time to file their replies.
[NEET UG 2024] Supreme Court issues notice in NTA’s transfer plea; Stays proceedings before High Courts
The stay was on proceedings in petitions filed in Rajasthan, Calcutta and Bombay High Courts regarding the alleged paper leak in the NEET-UG 2024 exam held on 05-05-2024
‘Sorry state of affairs that NEET UG Aspirant filed a petition enclosing forged and fictitious documents’: Allahabad HC dismisses her plea for manual checking of OMR sheet
Allahabad HC said that it cannot restrain the competent authority / authorities from taking any legal action against the petitioner strictly in accordance with law.
[NEET UG 2024] Supreme Court issues notice to NTA and Union Govt. seeking response on alleged paper leaks and malpractices
On 13-06-2024, SC has accepted Centre and NTA’s decision to cancel grace marks awarded to 1,563 NEET-UG candidates who did not get the requisite time to finish the exam, with an option to take a re-test later in June.
[NEET UG 2024] SC takes on record Centre’s stand that grace marks given to 1563 candidates for ‘loss of time’ will be cancelled & option for retest will be granted
It was clarified that everyone cannot apply for re-examination but only those candidates whose time was reduced.
[NEET UG 2024] Supreme Court refuses to stay counselling; seeks response from NTA on plea alleging paper leak
Allegedly, many candidates scored the perfect score of 720 in NEET-UG 2024.