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Supreme Court Upholds NEET-PG Counselling Schedule, Denies Special Stray Round: Dr. Astha Goel vs. Medical Counselling Committee (2022)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Judges, M.R. Shah, Medical Admissions, Supreme Court Judgments, Supreme Court Judgments with Education Promotion Society for India and Anr. Vs. Union of India and Ors., (2019) 7 SCC 38, Supreme Court Judgments with Supreet Batra and Ors. Vs. Union of India and Ors., (2003) 3 SCC 370

Supreme Court Upholds NEET-PG Counselling Schedule, Denies Special Stray Round: Dr. Astha Goel vs. Medical Counselling Committee (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Medical Counselling Committee should conduct a special stray round of counselling to fill vacant NEET-PG seats after the scheduled rounds are completed. CASE TYPE: Medical Admissions/Education Case Name: Dr. Astha Goel and Ors. […]

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Supreme Court Directs Measures to Curb Capitation Fees in Private Medical Colleges: Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust Etc. vs. Committee For Fixation of Fee Structure Of Private Professional Colleges & Ors. Etc. (19 May 2022)

/ Admission Process, B.R. Gavai, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Education Law, Fee Regulation, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Right to Equality

Supreme Court Directs Measures to Curb Capitation Fees in Private Medical Colleges (2022) Date of the Judgment: 19 May 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: L. Nageswara Rao J. and B.R. Gavai J. Can the practice of charging capitation fees by private medical colleges be effectively curbed? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical issue,

Supreme Court Directs Measures to Curb Capitation Fees in Private Medical Colleges: Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust Etc. vs. Committee For Fixation of Fee Structure Of Private Professional Colleges & Ors. Etc. (19 May 2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Vacant NRI Quota Seats to General Category in Kerala Medical Colleges (18 May 2022)

/ Bela M Trivedi, Constitution of India, Constitution of India with Article 15, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Education Law, Judges, Medical Admissions, NRI Quota, Seat Allocation

Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Vacant NRI Quota Seats to General Category in Kerala Medical Colleges LEGAL ISSUE: Whether vacant Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota seats in private medical colleges can be transferred to the general state quota. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Medical Admissions. Case Name: Maha P. & Ors vs. The State of Kerala &

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Supreme Court Upholds NEET-PG 2022 Schedule: Dr. R. Dinesh Kumar Reddy & Ors. vs. Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) & Ors. (13 May 2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Education Law, Education Law with Article 32, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Medical Entrance Exams, NEET-PG, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Upholds NEET-PG 2022 Schedule: Dr. R. Dinesh Kumar Reddy & Ors. vs. Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the NEET-PG 2022 examination schedule should be postponed due to ongoing NEET-PG 2021 counselling. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Writ Petition Case Name: Dr. R. Dinesh Kumar Reddy & Ors. vs. Medical

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Supreme Court Upholds NEET Super Specialty Cutoff, Orders Mop-Up Round: NIMS University vs. Union of India (2022)

/ Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Education Law, Gazette Notification No. MCI-19(I)/2018-Med./100818, Judges, Medical Admissions, Medical Council of India, Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2000, Super Specialty Courses, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Upholds NEET Super Specialty Cutoff, Orders Mop-Up Round LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court should direct the lowering of the cut-off percentile for admission to Super Specialty courses and direct the Medical Counselling Committee to conduct a mop-up round to fill vacant seats. CASE TYPE: Education Law, specifically relating to medical admissions. Case

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Supreme Court Refuses Further NEET PG Percentile Reduction for 2021-22 Admissions: Neppali Sai Vikash & Ors vs. Union of India & Ors (2 May 2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Education Law, Judges, Medical Admissions, Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2000, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Refuses Further NEET PG Percentile Reduction for 2021-22 Admissions LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court should direct a further reduction in the percentile for NEET PG admissions for the academic year 2021-22. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Medical Admissions. Case Name: Neppali Sai Vikash & Ors vs. Union of India & Ors Judgment Date:

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Teachers with Specialized History Degrees: Indresh Kumar Mishra vs. State of Jharkhand (2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Education Law, Education Law with Teacher Eligibility, Educational Qualifications, Judges, M.R. Shah, Service Law, Service Law with Educational Qualifications, Teacher Recruitment

Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Teachers with Specialized History Degrees: Indresh Kumar Mishra vs. State of Jharkhand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates holding postgraduate or graduate degrees in specialized branches of history (such as Ancient History or Medieval History) meet the eligibility criteria requiring a degree in “History” for teaching positions. CASE TYPE: Education/Service Law

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Supreme Court Upholds NEET-PG Internship Deadline: Shikhar vs. National Board of Examination (2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Cut-off Date, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Education Law, Internship, Judges, NEET-PG, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Upholds NEET-PG Internship Deadline: Shikhar vs. National Board of Examination (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the cut-off date for completion of internship for NEET-PG 2022 can be extended further beyond 31st July 2022. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Writ Petition Case Name: Shikhar & Anr. vs. National Board of Examination & Ors. Judgment Date: 05

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Supreme Court Clarifies NEET Reservation for Tamil Nadu in Medical Admissions (22 March 2022)

/ B.R. Gavai, Education Law, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Medical Admissions, National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), Reservation Policies, Reservation Policy of Tamil Nadu, State of Tamil Nadu

Supreme Court Clarifies NEET Reservation for Tamil Nadu in Medical Admissions (22 March 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the implementation of state reservation policies in NEET-based medical admissions for Tamil Nadu. CASE TYPE: Education Law, specifically concerning medical admissions and reservation policies. Case Name: Dr. N. Karthikeyan & Ors. vs. The State of Tamil Nadu

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Supreme Court Allows Promotion Despite Simultaneous Degrees: A. Dharmaraj vs. Chief Educational Officer (2022)

/ B. V. Nagarathna, Distance Education, Education Law, Eligibility Criteria, Judges, M. R. Shah, Promotion, Service Law, Service Law with Rule 14, Teacher Promotion

Supreme Court Allows Promotion Despite Simultaneous Degrees: A. Dharmaraj vs. Chief Educational Officer (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether obtaining two degrees simultaneously disqualifies a teacher from promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: A. Dharmaraj vs. The Chief Educational Officer, Pudukkottai & Ors. [Judgment Date]: February 18, 2022 Date of the Judgment: February 18, 2022. Citation:

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Supreme Court settles eligibility for teacher promotions: Simultaneous degrees not a bar in A. Dharmaraj vs. The Chief Educational Officer (2022) INSC 202 (18 February 2022)

/ B. V. Nagarathna, Education Law, Eligibility Criteria, Judges, M. R. Shah, Rule 14, Tamil Nadu Education Rules, Service Law, Tamil Nadu Education Rules, Teacher Promotion Rules

Supreme Court Upholds Teacher’s Promotion: Simultaneous Degrees Not a Bar Date of the Judgment: 18 February 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 202 Judges: M. R. Shah, J. and B. V. Nagarathna, J. Can a teacher be denied promotion for pursuing two degrees concurrently? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case, clarifying

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Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Powers: State of Punjab vs. Anshika Goyal (25 January 2022)

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 15(5), Education Law, Education Law with Punjab Private Health Sciences Educational Institutions Act, 2006, Fundamental Rights, Judges, M.R. Shah, Reservation Policy

Supreme Court on Reservation in Private Medical Colleges: State of Punjab vs. Anshika Goyal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can issue a writ of mandamus directing a State to provide specific reservations in private unaided educational institutions and to what extent the State is bound by its own policies regarding reservation. CASE TYPE:

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