Top Law News UGC to declare 2nd semester results of students pursuing optometry course: Bombay High Court March 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an interim relief to 40 students pursuing a course in optometry, the Bombay High Court has directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to declare their second semester results pending since last year. A bench of Justices R M Sawant and S V Kotwal was earlier this week hearing a petition filed by Lotus College […] Read more » 2nd semester results optometry course Bombay High Court featured Justice R M Sawant Justice S V Kotwal optometry course UGC UGC to declare 2nd semester results
High Profile Cases Disabled people have right to get higher education: SC December 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment People with disablility have a right to get higher education and not making adequate provisions to facilitate their proper education would amount to “discrimination”, the Supreme Court said today. Ir directed the government institutions of higher education and other such institutions, which were receiving aid from the government, to comply with the provisions of the […] Read more » Court Disabled people have right to get higher education featured Law Legal News Supreme Court UGC University Grants Commission
Top Law News Delhi HC stays order upholding JNU admission policy based on UGC reg April 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has stayed its single judge order upholding the Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) admission policy for MPhil and PhD courses based on the UGC regulations. The July 2016 regulations of the University Grants Commission (UGC) had put a cap on the number of students per professor/supervisor in MPhil and PhD courses in […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU admission policy Law Legal News UGC
Top Law News Set up grievance redressal system in all varsities: Delhi HC to UGC February 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that all colleges and universities in the country need to have a mechanism to redress grievances of students, the Delhi High Court today directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to set up such a system in all varsities within four months. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News UGC
Top Law News PIL on Kolhapur varsity VC appointments dismissed: Bombay High Court July 3, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the appointments of the vice-chancellors of Mumbai University and Shivaji University in Kolhapur after finding no merit in it. “We find no merit in the contentions raised in the petition and hence it deserves to be dismissed,” a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News news PIL PIL on Kolhapur varsity VC appointments dismissed: Bombay High Court UGC vice-chancellors of Mumbai University and Shivaji University in Kolhapur
Top Law News Decide on deemed varsity status of 44 institutions, SC to UGC January 23, 2014 / January 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has asked the UGC to examine a report on 44 institutions recommended to be deprived of their deemed university status after their academic standard was found to be far from what was expected and decide their fate. A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Vikramajit Sen said it was only concerned […] Read more » Decide on deemed varsity status of 44 institutions Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Vikramajit Sen news todays news todays top news Top news UGC University Grants Commission
Top Law News Court notice to UGC over private varsities November 4, 2013 / November 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the University Grants Commission (UGC), asking it about the steps it has initiated to implement regulations pertaining to establishment and operation of private universities in the state. From the news item that has appeared in The Tribune, it […] Read more » Chief Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice Kuldip Singh national news news State Private Educational Institutions (Regulatory) Act todays news todays top news Top news UGC University Grants Commission
Top Law News Court dismisses DU teachers’ plea challenging semester system July 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed the petition a group of Delhi University teachers challenging the implementation of the semester system in the undergraduate courses, saying the courts were “ill-equipped” to arrive at a decision on the issue. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Veena Birbal sid: “We have consciously […] Read more » Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed Court dismisses DU teachers' plea challenging semester system DUTA implementation of the semester system in the undergraduate courses Justice Veena Birbal national news news The Delhi University Teachers Association todays news todays top news Top news UGC University Grant Commission
Top Law News Book online ragging complaints and get action within 15 minutes July 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment From July 26, students at universities and professional institutions can lodge online complaints against ragging or harassment by anyone on the campus. This is being done to ensure that the complaints are followed up with the institutes’ administration and police within 15 minutes of receiving a complaint. The HRD ministry is likely to unveil the […] Read more » anti-ragging anti-ragging call centre anti-ragging database booking of online ragging complaints ragging ragging-related cases UGC University Grants Commission
Top Law News Court questions Delhi University on Ph.D. admission September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court questions Delhi University on Ph.D. admission The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Delhi University to give details of the criteria it has set for pursuing Ph.D. if an applicant is working. The court was hearing a plea of Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa, who sought its direction to the university to consider her application for enrolment to the Ph.D. programme. The […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Delhi University Justice Sanjiv Khanna Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa Ph.D. admission UGC University Grants Commission
Top Law News Court reserves order against DU teachers May 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday reserved its order on charges by Delhi University (DU) that teachers of Dyal Singh College had flouted court orders by protesting against the implementation of the semester system. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said: “The court will pronounce its final verdict on whether […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Delhi University Teachers Association DUTA Dyal Singh College Justice Sanjiv Khanna Senior counsel Prashant Bhushan UGC University Grants Commission
