A PIL in Delhi High Court alleges private schools are forcing parents to buy costly books, excluding EWS students. Court seeks replies from GNCTD, CBSE, and NCERT on the issue of education commercialisation.
The NCERT has launched guidelines for e-content development to promote inclusive education for children with disabilities. This initiative, part of ongoing reforms, is linked to a Supreme Court case by the Javed Abidi Foundation advocating for equal access to online classes. The court aims to combine this case with previous rulings to enhance accessibility regulations comprehensively.
Today(on 22nd July), The Supreme Court directed IIT Delhi to form a panel of experts to review a disputed NEET-UG exam question, with a report due by Tuesday noon. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud’s bench heard petitions about alleged exam irregularities, focusing on a question with ambiguous options affecting the scoring of candidates.
Three new criminal laws, aimed at modernizing the justice system, replace colonial-era laws from today. They introduce provisions like Zero FIR, online police complaints, electronic summons, and mandatory crime scene videography. The Ministry of Home Affairs has initiated various measures for effective implementation, including technological upgrades, capacity building, publicity campaigns, inclusion in curriculum, and review meetings.
