Disabled students should make up 5% of total induction in varsity: HC to JNU
4 years, 4 months ago

Disabled students should make up 5% of total induction in varsity: HC to JNU

India Today  

The Delhi High Court has issued a statement on Friday, in which it asked the Jawaharlal Nehru University to make sure that five percent of the total induction of students in the varsity should comprise of students belonging to the Persons With Disabilities category. After being issued the order from Delhi High Court, the varsity assured the court that the five percent induction of disabled students was being met at the end of the admissions. JNU has also told the court that the mandate to ensure a five percent reservation for students with disabilities has never been violated in the varsity. In view of the latest stand of the varsity, the high court disposed of a PIL by the Javed Abidi Foundation, which works for the welfare of disabled persons, claiming that JNU has kept less than five percent seats for the disabled category in the academic session 2020-21.

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Delhi High Court mandate 5% reservation for specially-abled candidates in educational institutes
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court mandate 5% reservation for specially-abled candidates in educational institutes

India Today  

Delhi High Court has taken a significant step towards promoting inclusivity and accessibility in educational institutions by instructing the city government and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University to ensure a five percent reservation for specially-abled candidates. COURT'S DIRECTIVE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE The high court's bench, led by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, emphasised the importance of implementing the mandated 5% …

Reservation In Promotions For Persons With Disabilities : Centre Seeks Clarifications On Supreme Court Verdict
3 years, 6 months ago

Reservation In Promotions For Persons With Disabilities : Centre Seeks Clarifications On Supreme Court Verdict

Live Law  

The Central Government has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking clarifications with respect to its judgment which declared that persons with disabilities have right to reservation in promotions.On Tuesday, a bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and Sanjiv Khanna heard arguments on the Centre's application, which seeks clarifications with respect to the. The Central Government has …

'Rule Is Reservation': Delhi HC To DoPT Over Failure To Respond To Plea Alleging Disabled Quota Neglected In Civil Services
3 years, 7 months ago

'Rule Is Reservation': Delhi HC To DoPT Over Failure To Respond To Plea Alleging Disabled Quota Neglected In Civil Services

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over failure of the Department of Personnel and Training to file its response to a plea challenging preliminary examination notice for direct recruitment to civil services in the year 2020, on the ground that it neglects the minimum reservation to be provided to disabled persons. Advocates Pankaj Sinha and DK Mahajan for …

Delhi HC Stays JNU's Academic And Executive Council Decisions On Marking Of Faculty Attendance
6 years, 2 months ago

Delhi HC Stays JNU's Academic And Executive Council Decisions On Marking Of Faculty Attendance

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court Friday put on hold decisions of JNU's academic and executive councils to make attendance mandatory for the faculty, and said action against unauthorised absence be taken as per rules governing the service of the teaching staff. It said the varsity can take action against the teaching staff who go on unauthorised leave, according to the rules …

Higher Educational Institutions Should Reserve 5% Seats For Persons With Benchmark Disabilities: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 4 months ago

Higher Educational Institutions Should Reserve 5% Seats For Persons With Benchmark Disabilities: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘This 5% reservation of seats has to be provided each time when process for filling up the seats is initiated by the above-mentioned institutions.’The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed all institutions of higher education and other higher educational institutions receiving aid from the state government to reserve not less than 5% seats for persons with benchmark disabilities.The. ‘This 5% …

JNU teachers’ body welcomes HC verdict on seat cut
6 years, 5 months ago

JNU teachers’ body welcomes HC verdict on seat cut

The Hindu  

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association on Thursday welcomed Monday’s order of the Delhi High Court directing the university administration to reverse seat cuts in MPhil/PhD, as well as holding the 100% viva-based entrance examination void and contrary to Article 14. The teachers have said in a statement, “ It has also rejected the uniform eligibility conditions in the entrance …

Now, attendance clause in JNU scholarship forms
6 years, 6 months ago

Now, attendance clause in JNU scholarship forms

Hindustan Times  

Days after the Delhi high court directed the Jawaharlal Nehru University not to enforce the 75% mandatory attendance rule till the matter is sub judice, the varsity administration added a similar clause in fellowship and scholarship forms distributed recently among students. The court, while hearing a contempt petition filed by some JNU students on August 9, had asked the varsity …

HC orders DU to release results of students with attendance shortage
6 years, 7 months ago

HC orders DU to release results of students with attendance shortage

India Today  

Delhi University on Friday agreed on the decision made by the Delhi High Court to release the results of law students who were allowed to sit for their semester exams on court orders despite the shortage of attendance. The court was hearing the appeals of Delhi University against a single judge order asking the law faculty members to conduct at …

Mere Reservation For Disabled Is Meaningless If They Are Not Adequately Supported By Institutions: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 1 month ago

Mere Reservation For Disabled Is Meaningless If They Are Not Adequately Supported By Institutions: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court recently slammed the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi for expelling a disabled student who had failed to clear the first semester, opining that it was the institute's responsibility to provide adequate support and guidance to such disabled students who are unable to cope with the syllabus.Referring to provisions of the Persons with Disabilities. The Delhi High …

What's the fuss about: JNU students, profs oppose minimum 75 per cent attendance
7 years, 1 month ago

What's the fuss about: JNU students, profs oppose minimum 75 per cent attendance

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: February is the cruellest month for Jawaharlal Nehru University. On December 22, 2017, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor issued a circular making 75% attendance compulsory for all students, including those pursuing M.Phil and Ph.D. On January 4, 2018, students led by JNU Student Union gathered in large numbers near the administration block to meet with the Vice Chancellor and …

JNU seat cut row: Students body extends strike; HRD minister Prakash Javadekar says cap necessary
8 years ago

JNU seat cut row: Students body extends strike; HRD minister Prakash Javadekar says cap necessary

Firstpost  

In JNU, the Minister said, there were instances of professors guiding upto 20-25 scholars for their PhDs. New Delhi: JNU Students’ Union on Thursday decided to extend their strike against the massive seat cut in MPhil and PhD courses even as HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar defended the varsity’s decision saying it follows UGC norms. “We have planned to continue the …

Delhi HC Junks JNU Students’ Plea Against UGC Regulations [Read Judgment]
8 years ago

Delhi HC Junks JNU Students’ Plea Against UGC Regulations [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging UGC regulations pertaining to admission policy for MPhil and PhD courses.The students had contended that the implementation of the Notification 2016 would imply drastic reduction not only in MPhil /PhD courses, but also make it almost impossible to students from marginalised communities to gain education in JNU.As per. The Delhi High …

‘Lapsed Seats’ In Merit Quota Can’t Be Filled Up With ‘Unqualified’ Students: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 2 months ago

‘Lapsed Seats’ In Merit Quota Can’t Be Filled Up With ‘Unqualified’ Students: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The fact that the seats are lying vacant is not a ground to have admitted students without qualifying in the entrance test, the bench said.The Kerala High Court has held that lapsed seats for engineering course in the merit quota cannot be filled up by the educational institution by admitting students who are not qualified in the entrance test conducted …

Delhi High Court orders 3 percent Reservation for disabled in higher judicial service [Read Judgment]
10 years, 11 months ago

Delhi High Court orders 3 percent Reservation for disabled in higher judicial service [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Acting upon a writ petition moved by a lawyer, Nishant S. Diwan who is practicing as a lawyer since 1998 and claimed to be suffering from locomotor disability which entitled him to benefits under the Disabilities Act, including reservation in government employment, a Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice R. V. Easwar, through …

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