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.
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Uttar Pradesh Intermediate Education Act, 1921 | Re-evaluation of answer-sheets cannot be ordered merely on student’s expectation of higher marks: Allahabad High Court
Ground for challenge was that she performed and fared so well and excellent in all subjects including Hindi and Biology of Intermediate Examination 2025 that she was expecting and assessing herself to achieve at least 90 marks in Hindi and 96 marks in Biology.
NHRC takes cognizance of 50 students being forced to walk 14 kms through forest daily in Pachedoddi Village, Karnataka
The NHRC directed State Authorities to investigate the claims and file an Action Taken Report within two weeks.
“Type-1 Diabetes cannot hinder Right to Education”: Madhya Pradesh HC directs diabetic State-Level Badminton player’s admission to B.P.Ed. Course
“The respondents’ refusal to provide minimal dietary flexibility or safe insulin storage, both of which petitioner volunteered to manage at his own cost, constitutes denial of reasonable accommodation and hence discrimination per se. Even otherwise, Type-1 diabetes is not a recognized disability; therefore, exclusion of the petitioner on this ground is arbitrary and discriminatory.”
Right to Study | MP High Court recognises 18-year-old girl’s Civil Services aspirations; appoints IAS Officer as Mentor
“The corpus is a bright child and wishes to pursue her studies and even attend civil services examination.”
“No mechanism to ensure attendance of teachers at ground level”: Allahabad HC directs State to ensure presence of teachers in institutions/schools for poor children
“The fundamental right of a child belonging to a poor village studying in a primary educational institution cannot be violated by any person, even a teacher who is treated as a Government employee/State under the Constitution.”
Webinar | People United for Law, Education and Rehabilitation (PULER) and NLIU Bhopal | Right to Education for Children with Disabilities
Written by Shreya Mishra & Nandani Mishra, 2nd year students of NLIU, Bhopal who are members of PULER. They can be reached at puler@nliu.ac.in
An overview of Supreme Court decision mandating Aspiring and In-service Teachers to qualify the TET
“TET is indeed a qualification, necessary to be held by a person seeking appointment as a teacher in a school. Only upon a person obtaining such qualification can he become eligible for appointment as a teacher”.
Rajasthan High Court takes suo motu cognizance of school ceiling collapse case which claimed lives of 7 children
“Building safe schools should be priority for architects, engineers, policy makers, administrators and emergency response planners.”
NHRC to take up complaint regarding lack of government schools in 3,688 villages of Telangana
The NHRC also sought an Action Taken Report from the State on the complaint within one week.
Transfer order with assignment to teach unqualified subject is ‘malice in law’ and violates Article 21-A: Rajasthan High Court
“As per the rules the appellant was entitled for appointment in the subject of Social Science and therefore, she cannot be posted at a place where she is forced to teach a subject qua which she is not qualified.”
‘Menstrual Health can’t be barrier to a girl’s right to education’; Rajasthan High Court upholds nursing aspirant’s educational rights
“A girl’s health condition… should not hinder her access to education merely because that of her hemoglobin was found to be below the prescribed level because of heavy menstrual bleeding.”
Right to Education | Rajasthan High Court grants permission for minor rape survivor’s admission to school under Article 21-A
“No child shall be liable to pay fees and charges that prevents him/her for pursuing elementary education. The Government and Local Authorities should ensure that every child completes his/her elementary education.”
Compelling wife to discontinue her studies is equivalent to destroying her dreams & amounts to Mental Cruelty: MP High Court
“Forcing wife to live with a person who is neither educated nor eager to improve himself certainly amounts to mental cruelty.”
MP High Court acknowledges privacy concerns in photo-based attendance system; suggests alternative attendance method for female teachers & students
“Till a solution is found, female teacher will be permitted to send photographs of the Campus or Office of the Principal treating it to be attendance.”
GNLU contributes to UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Education on “India’s legal-policy framework on Safety as an Element of the Right to Education”
GNLU submitted a written response on “India’s legal-policy framework on Safety as an Element of the Right to Education” to Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, United Nations Human Rights Council, for upcoming report to be presented at the 59th session of the Human Rights Council in June 2025.
‘Imprisonment does not restrict individual’s right to pursue education’; Bombay HC allows accused to take admission in LL.B course
The University of Mumbai and Siddharth College of Law are at liberty to refuse permission to petitioner from appearing in the examination for failure to satisfy the minimum attendance criteria or any other eligibility criteria.
Madras HC directs Veterinary University to consider application of transgender person for admission under Special Category
Madras High Court directed the University to not reject the application of the petitioner on the ground of being a transgender person.
Delhi HC directs Directorate of Education to issue notices/circulars related to admission under EWS category in Hindi to prevent non-compliance due to language barriers
‘The dual-language approach will help in preventing future instances of non-compliance due to language barriers and ensure that the rights and opportunities are accessible to all citizens, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.’
‘TC is a procedural tool to ensure child’s admission, cannot form basis for denying admission in school or to collect arrear of fees from parents’: Madras HC
“Payment of tuition fees is the duty of the parents towards the schools. Any default in the same ought to be recovered from the parents by the school concerned in the manner known to law. Instead, making entries of non-payment of fees on TC in the child’s name is humiliation for the child. ”