Education Law

Supreme Court clarifies the use of corpus funds for BPL student subsidies in self-financing medical colleges: The State of Kerala & Ors. vs. The Principal, KMCT Medical College & Ors. (2025 INSC 518) (May 16, 2025)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Education Law, Education Law with The Kerala Medical Education (Regulation and Control of Admission to Private Medical Educational Institutions) Act, 2017, Fee Regulation, Judges, Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, Right to Education, Self-Financing Institutions, Surya Kant

Date of the Judgment: May 16, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 518 Judges: Surya Kant, J., Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, J. Can a portion of fees collected from Non-Resident Indian (NRI) students be used to create a corpus fund for subsidizing medical education for Below Poverty Line (BPL) students? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a […]

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Supreme Court Settles Fee Structure Applicability in Private Dental Colleges: Chhattisgarh Dental College vs. Shweta Kabra (2025)

/ Augustine George Masih, B.R. Gavai, Civil Appeals, Education Law, Fee Fixation, Judges, Retrospective Application of Fees, Supreme Court Judgments

Date of the Judgment: May 06, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 720 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., Augustine George Masih, J. Can a fee structure determined by a Fee Fixation Committee be applied retroactively to students admitted before the committee’s decision? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving Chhattisgarh Dental College and

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Supreme Court Upholds Dissolution of CMJ University due to Mismanagement: CMJ Foundation vs. State of Meghalaya (2025)

/ Administrative Law, Administrative Law with Section 48, Compliance with Statutory Requirements, Dissolution of Universities, Education Law, Education Law with Section 14, Judges, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Principles of Natural Justice, Sandeep Mehta, University Governance

Date of the Judgment: February 13, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 211 Judges: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a state government dissolve a private university for mismanagement? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in the case of CMJ Foundation vs. State of Meghalaya. The court examined the legality of

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Supreme Court Upholds JTET Requirement for Jharkhand Teachers: Parimal Kumar vs. State of Jharkhand (2025)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Education Law, J.K. Maheshwari, Judges, National Council for Teacher Education Guidelines, Rajesh Bindal, Recruitment Rules, Right to Education Act, 2009, Service Law

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can relax the mandatory requirement of the Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET) for primary school teacher recruitment and allow candidates with Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) or other State Teacher Eligibility Tests (STET) to participate. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Service Law Case Name: Parimal Kumar & Ors. vs. The

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Supreme Court Clarifies the Role of Teaching Experience in Assistant Professor Appointments: Allahabad University vs. Geetanjali Tiwari (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Direct Recruitment, Education Law, Fundamental Rights, Judicial Review, Shortlisting Criteria, University Grants Commission Regulations, 2018

Supreme Court Clarifies the Role of Teaching Experience in Assistant Professor Appointments: Allahabad University vs. Geetanjali Tiwari (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether past teaching experience should be considered for shortlisting candidates for the post of Assistant Professor. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Service Law Case Name: Allahabad University ETC. vs. Geetanjali Tiwari (Pandey) & Ors. ETC. Judgment

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Supreme Court Relaxes Penalty for Resigning from MD Seat Due to Prospectus Confusion: S. Gunasekaran vs. The Under Secretary to Govt. (2024)

/ Admission Process, Breach of contract, Contract Law, Contract Law with Penalty Clause, Education Law, Education Law with Prospectus

Supreme Court Relaxes Penalty for Resigning from MD Seat Due to Prospectus Confusion: S. Gunasekaran vs. The Under Secretary to Govt. (2024) Date of the Judgment: 17 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1018 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a student be penalized for resigning from a medical seat when the institution’s prospectus

Supreme Court Relaxes Penalty for Resigning from MD Seat Due to Prospectus Confusion: S. Gunasekaran vs. The Under Secretary to Govt. (2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Clarifies Minority Educational Institution Criteria in Landmark Judgment: Aligarh Muslim University Case (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 30, Education Law, Education Law with Societies Registration Act 1860, Fundamental Rights, Minority Educational Institutions

Supreme Court Clarifies Minority Educational Institution Criteria in Landmark Judgment: Aligarh Muslim University Case (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Criteria for determining minority educational institution status under Article 30(1) of the Constitution. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Education Law. Case Name: Aligarh Muslim University v. Naresh Agarwal & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 8 November 2024 Introduction Date of the

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Supreme Court Upholds Regulatory Powers of Madarsa Act: Anjum Kadari & Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors. (2024) INSC 831 (05 November 2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Education Law, Education Law with UGC Act, 1956, Fundamental Rights, Regulatory Framework for Education, Rights of Minorities

Supreme Court Upholds Madarsa Act, Emphasizes Regulatory Powers and Minority Rights Date of the Judgment: 05 November 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 831 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI, J B Pardiwala, J, Manoj Misra, J Can the state regulate minority educational institutions while respecting their rights? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical

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Supreme Court Quashes Khalsa University Repeal Act: A Case of Arbitrary Legislation (3 October 2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Education Law, Education Law with Punjab Private Universities Policy, 2010, Fundamental Rights, Manifest Arbitrariness, Private Universities

Supreme Court Quashes Khalsa University Repeal Act: A Case of Arbitrary Legislation LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a law singling out a single university for repeal is constitutionally valid. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Education Law Case Name: Khalsa University and Another vs. The State of Punjab and Another Judgment Date: 3 October 2024 Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Orders IIT Admission for Marginalized Student After Technical Glitch: Atul Kumar vs. Joint Seat Allocation Authority (2024) INSC 749 (30 September 2024)

/ Admission Process, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Education Law, Higher Education, Marginalized Students

Supreme Court Orders IIT Admission for Marginalized Student After Technical Glitch LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a meritorious student from a marginalized community should be denied admission to an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) due to a technical glitch in online payment processing, despite fulfilling all other requirements. CASE TYPE: Education Law; Writ Petition Case Name: Atul

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Supreme Court Upholds NEET Exam Validity Despite Handkerchief Denial: Talluri Srikar vs. NTA (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Education Law, Fundamental Rights, NEET (UG), Public Examinations

Supreme Court Upholds NEET Exam Validity Despite Handkerchief Denial: Talluri Srikar vs. NTA (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate should be granted a re-examination for not being allowed to carry a handkerchief due to a medical condition. CASE TYPE: Education Law Case Name: Talluri Srikar (Minor) Through His Father Talluri Srikrishna vs. The Director, National

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Supreme Court Directs Return of Documents in Medical Fee Dispute: Sahil Bhargava vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024)

/ Education Law, Fee Regulation, Interim Orders, Private Educational Institutions, Uttarakhand Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fee) Act, 2006, Uttarakhand Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fee) Act, 2006 with Section 12, Uttarakhand Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fee) Act, 2006 with Section 2, Uttarakhand Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fee) Act, 2006 with Section 4

Supreme Court Directs Return of Documents in Medical Fee Dispute: Sahil Bhargava vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether students should be allowed to pursue their postgraduate studies and practice medicine when a dispute over college fees is pending before the High Court. CASE TYPE: Education Law, specifically relating to fee regulation in private

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