Gujarat University Act, 1949

The Supreme Court examined whether Khalsa Girls High School, a Sikh‑run school in West Bengal, qualifies as a linguistic minority institution under Article 30 of the Constitution and consequently whether Rule 28 of the 1969 Management Rules governs its teacher appointments. The Court held that the school was founded by…

The Christian Medical College Vellore Association, a minority‑run educational institution, challenged two references made by the Tamil Nadu Government to the Labour Court under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, arguing that sections 9‑A, 10, 11‑A, 12 and 33 of the Act could not apply to a minority institution protecte…

The Gujarat University held elections for 28 of the 42 seats on its Court while the remaining 14 seats were stayed by the High Court. The teachers who were elected to the 28 seats filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking to set aside their election and to have fresh elections for all 42 seats. The High Court ent…

The petitioners challenged Gujarat University rules that gave preference to its own graduates for postgraduate medical seats, arguing that the NEET (PG) scheme and Section 10D of the Medical Council Act, 1956 require admissions to be based solely on NEET merit, rendering the institutional preference ultra vires. The Su…