Supreme Court has reserved judgment on pleas challenging Telangana HC’s 4-year residency rule for medical admissions. CJI Gavai flagged concerns over exclusion of deserving students who briefly left the state.
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has ruled that every person in India has the fundamental right to choose or change their name. The court said this right is protected under the Indian Constitution.A man named Sameer Rao had filed a petition in the court, asking for his name to be changed from “Shahnawaz” to “Md Sameer Rao” in his school records. According to a report by media, his request was earlier rejected by the Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education.
