#higher education

Central government must provide subvention to private medical colleges only for students admitted up to the 2002-03 academic year, as the Supreme Court applied the T.M.A. Pai Foundation decision prospectively. Orders directing payments for later admissions are set aside, impacting colleges that relied on the scheme beyond that cut-off.

The Telangana High Court has ruled that withholding original academic certificates by medical colleges after course completion violates the fundamental right to practice any profession under Article 19(1)(g). Even if a service bond is breached, the remedy lies in a civil suit for damages - not retention of documents. This binds all health education institutions across India and ends the common practice of using certificates as leverage.

The Kerala High Court ruled that UGC Regulations 2018 override conflicting state government orders on academic pay fixation, entitling a former Principal reverted to teaching duties to Professor-level pay Band 14 and revised pension. This establishes federal supremacy in higher education pay structures, impacting thousands of state-funded college staff across India.

Bombay HC rules that educational institutions cannot cancel admissions mid-course due to delayed discovery of document fraud, emphasizing procedural fairness. The court allowed students to complete their final exams, reinforcing that natural justice must precede administrative actions in higher education.

Rajasthan High Court ruled that 50 B.Sc. Nursing students, admitted under a court order despite procedural lapses, must be granted their degrees upon course completion. The judgment underscores that substantive justice prevails over technical non-compliance, impacting students and institutions relying on interim judicial directions.

Rajasthan High Court holds that students who have completed third and fourth semesters in B.Sc. Nursing cannot be denied completion of course due to administrative irregularities.

Rajasthan High Court upholds continuity of guest faculties under Vidya Sambal Yojna until replaced by regular appointees, reinforcing stability in higher education.