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How the Supreme Court built a binding legal framework to protect student mental heath

In a case where the father of a NEET aspirant sought fair investigation into the suspicious death of his daughter, the SC in a pivotal July 2025 ruling, apart from intervening on that question went further: in establishing a comprehensive, binding legal framework to protect student mental health across India. An analysis of the Supreme Court judgment in Sukdeb Saha v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.

Tripura: Peaceful sit-in of teachers disrupted; police use water cannons, tear gas

The teachers terminated due to irregularities in recruitment owing to former government,have been without a job since March 2020 and have had no respite from the ruling BJP government

Jharkhand scholarship scam: District welfare official suspended

This is the first punitive step taken by the state against an official, after it launched an investigation into the illegal diversion of scholarship fund

One year later, the ‘masks’ still help JNU attacker escape law 

On the January 5 anniversary of the attack on JNU, accused roam free, victims, activists deal with consequences

UP gov’t demolishes portions of Darsgah School in Azamgarh village

As 600 girl students face a bleak future devoid of an education, a few villagers offer their houses to be used as classrooms for now

Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognisance of mid-day meal survey

The High Court has issued notices to the principal secretary of education department and the commissioner of mid-day meal scheme

UP college students booked for Sedition for demanding union elections

Principal N D Pandey, accused them of chanting "indecent and anti-national slogans like Le ke rahenge azadi" 

Centre to fund 60% of scholarship for Scheduled Caste students

The revised scheme is to benefit four crore SC students directly as the money will now be transferred to their bank accounts

After teachers gheraoed, Jadavpur University VC, threatens to quit

Students and teachers have been clashing over overhauling JU Management System software used to publish results online, that is stated to be faulty

Delay in scholarships leave Dalit students in hot water

The underprivileged students often end up deferring their admission in universities abroad because of delay in award letter from the Government

AIFRTE slams Centre for suggesting scrapping reservation in IIT faculty recruitment

The move was also condemned by IIT Bombay’s Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle for its casteist ignorance

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