Supreme Court
We sympathise, but no: says SC after declining NEET re-exam
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for NTA, submitted that answers of the students will be matched with the correct question booklets and added that if the direction to conduct NEET UG re-exam is provided, it will become a pattern. The Centre told the top court that every year students will come forward and seek a re-exam for one mistake or the other.
Supreme Court allows OCI candidates to appear in NEET counselling for UG, PG
A bench of Justices S.A. Nazeer and Krishna Murari, in its order, said: "The applicants and all other eligible candidates who are similarly situated are permitted to appear in the counselling in the general on par with Indian Citizens to pursue MBBS/BDS courses and other undergraduate/postgraduate courses in approved/recognised Medical/Dental & other Colleges/Institutes."
Standard of govt schools not at par with private schools: SC judge
Expressing his concern at this disparity and stressing on quality of education, he said: "I do not think that the government is not capable of imparting quality education in the government schools. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said that besides protecting the rights of a child's education, other aspects like health and wellbeing also must be secured.
Help EWS category kids overcome 'stark consequences' of digital divide: SC
It directed the Delhi government to develop a plan to help children of EWS category and added that Centre and state governments should jointly work to develop a realistic and lasting solution to ensure children are not denied education due to lack of resources. A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said: "It is necessary for Delhi government to come with a plan to uphold the salutary objective of RTE act.
NEET 2021: SC allows OCI candidates to appear for counselling under general category
The interim order was passed after the OCI candidates had filed a petition challenging the March 4, 2021 notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs to treat them at par with Non-Resident Indians(NRIs) for the purpose of college admissions. This meant that the OCI candidates would have to pay high fees similar to the NRI candidates for the medical course seats in India.
Let govt take decision, SC on plea seeking reopening of schools
A bench headed by justice D.Y. Chandrachud said it cannot direct states to reopen schools for physical teaching. The bench noted, "We just got out of the second wave (Covid). We don't know where the spike is?" Justice Chandrachud emphasized that children need to go back to school but, it has to be decided by the states.
Those who opted out in July CA exam won't miss any opportunity, SC told
The top court then asked the applicants to make a representation on the issue to the institute. The ICAI counsel told the bench that an appropriate decision will be taken on the representation within two weeks and added that there will be no loss of opportunity to candidates who had opted out.
CBSE Class 12 pvt, 'patrachar' students can seek provisional admission: SC
Lawyers, appearing for the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), submitted before a bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar that these students can apply for admissions on a provisional basis subject to producing results, which would be declared by the CBSE.
'Children can't be exposed to risk': SC stays Kerala move on Class 11 exams
A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and C.T. Ravikumar orally observed: "There is an alarming situation in Kerala. It accounts for nearly 70 per cent cases of the country, with over 30,000 daily cases. Children of tender age can't be exposed to risk."
NEET-MDS counselling to be held from Aug 20 to Oct 10, SC told
Senior advocate Vikas Singh, representing the petitioners, submitted before the top court that that Centre, in its affidavit, said that they will conduct the counselling for the NEET-MDS admissions, for which exams were held last year on December 16, from August 20 to October 10, 2021. The results were declared on December 31, 2020.
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