The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is all set to create its independent education board to institutionalize and modernize madrassa education in the country.
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A group of deemed universities Tuesday questioned in the Supreme Court the powers of a committee set up to conduct a probe against institutions facing the prospect of derecognition due to poor facilities.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) alone has the statutory power to grant the status of deemed university to an institution and revoke it and these functions of the commission cannot be outsourced to a review panel, the universities said. Read the rest of this entry »
The government Monday told the Supreme Court that it would consider giving permanent commission within two months to women serving as short service commission officers in the legal and education branches of the Indian Army.
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The mandatory examination to start practice for law will be conducted in December. The examination, named as All India Bar Examination, will be conducted in nine languages. This was stated by Gopal Subramaniam, Chairman of Bar Council of India and Solicitor General Read the rest of this entry »
The Delhi High Court today asked the Indian Institute of Technology to explain that why so many mistakes occurred in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) results. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta however declined to put a stay on IIT-JEE result.
The court has directed the IIT to file their reply by June 2. It has also ordered to demonstrate the software in the court that how the papers are set and scrutinized. The court was hearing a petition filed by an NGO in this regard.
IGNOU has launched five new academic programmes in law. These programmes include PG Diploma in Environmental Law with WWF, India, PG Diploma in Criminal Justice, Certificate in International Humanitarian Law with International Committee of Red Cross(ICRC), Certificate in Anti-Human Trafficking, in collaboration with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes and (UNODC) and Certificate in Co-operation , Co-operative Law and Business Laws.
The PG Diploma in Environmental Law , to be offered jointly by IGNOU and WWF, Centre for Environmental Law, will be delivered through distance as well as online mode. It is a tailor –made programme for professionals working in the field of environment. The Post-Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice (P.G.D.C.J.) is a one year programme which will be delivered exclusively through the distance education mode. This programme will help learners keep pace with emerging developments in criminal justice and enhance the competencies of the professionals working in the area of criminal justice. The programme is open to Graduates in law, criminology, social work and functionaries of Criminal Justice Administration.
Last date for submission of applications for all the five programmes is 30th June 2010. Candidates may contact IGNOU for further details.
Providing a big relief to 44 deemed universities, who have been under threat of de-recognition by the Ministry of HRD, the Supreme Court has denied to restrain new admissions for the coming session. The apex court has also favoured to examine the validity of decision of the Ministry to de-recognise 44 universities as the University Grant Commission (UGC) itself is the competent authority to take decision in this regard.
The Court has also questioned the validity of P K Tondon Committee, whose report became basis of de-recognition plea.