#Educational Policy

The Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench ruled that changing a prescribed novel four weeks before exams, without giving students a chance to study it, violates procedural fairness and academic autonomy. Students must be allowed to choose between the old and new text for examination, ensuring equitable assessment and upholding the right to fair academic opportunity.

Private schools cannot demand retroactive grant-in-aid payments merely because they later qualified under updated state policy. The Bombay High Court affirmed that such funding is a policy choice, not a legal entitlement, safeguarding state fiscal autonomy and preventing unpredictable liabilities in public education financing.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that preference for state MBBS graduates in PG admissions under NRI quota applies only in first round; merit must govern subsequent rounds.

Delhi High Court holds that CBSE cannot retrospectively withdraw Additional Subject eligibility for 2025 Class XII passouts who relied on longstanding policy.