Today, On 19th September, The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking changes in the medical syllabus, with CJI BR Gavai firmly stating, “This is not our work. We cannot decide what syllabus should or shouldn’t be. Approach the university or government.”
The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL for a special syllabus for autistic children, advising the petitioner to approach government bodies with well-researched proposals instead. The court stressed that educational policies require expert input and cannot be dictated by judicial means, allowing future representations if supported by valid data.
The Bombay High Court has temporarily stopped Maharashtra’s order that mandated reservations for SC/ST/OBC in minority junior colleges for this year’s Class 11 admissions. The decision, based on petitions from minority institutions, deemed the government’s resolution ineffective. The state must respond by filing an affidavit by August 6, 2024.
