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Himachal Pradesh High Court Flags ‘Inconsistent Criteria’ in Assistant Professor Selection, Directs Fresh Evaluation for Candidate
In a hearing that moved at a steady but tense pace, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday questioned why a university would accept a candidate’s postgraduate degree as “allied” for a PhD, only to reject the same qualification during faculty recruitment. Justice Sandeep Sharma delivered the order orally, leaving several in the courtroom nodding in agreement as he unpacked the inconsistency.
Seema Sharma, currently serving as Guest Faculty in the Forest Products Department at Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, approached the court after being denied marks for her M.Sc. in Botany during the selection process for the post of Assistant Professor (Forest Products).
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Supreme Court Expands Disability-Rights Framework in Prisons, Orders Nationwide Compliance and Detailed Reporting by States
The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a significant order that could reshape living conditions for prisoners with disabilities across India. During a brief but intense hearing, the bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta signaled that the court was no longer willing to accept piecemeal reforms. Instead, it extended previously issued disability-rights directives to every State and Union Territory, saying that “uniform dignity cannot depend on geography.”
The petition, filed by Sathyan Naravoor under Article 32 as a public interest case, highlighted what his counsel called “a deep and constant neglect of disabled inmates.” He pointed out that several prison manuals still fail to include mandatory accessibility features-ramps, assistive devices, accessible toilets-despite clear provisions in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016.
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Himachal Pradesh High Court Flags ‘Inconsistent Criteria’ in Assistant Professor Selection, Directs Fresh Evaluation for Candidate
In a hearing that moved at a steady but tense pace, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday questioned why a university would accept a candidate’s postgraduate degree as “allied” for a PhD, only to reject the same qualification during faculty recruitment. Justice Sandeep Sharma delivered the order orally, leaving several in the courtroom nodding in agreement as he unpacked the inconsistency.
Seema Sharma, currently serving as Guest Faculty in the Forest Products Department at Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, approached the court after being denied marks for her M.Sc. in Botany during the selection process for the post of Assistant Professor (Forest Products).
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In a hearing that moved at a steady but tense pace, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday questioned why a university would accept a candidate’s postgraduate degree as “allied” for a PhD, only to reject the same qualification during faculty recruitment. Justice Sandeep Sharma delivered the order orally, leaving several in the courtroom nodding in agreement as he unpacked the inconsistency.
Seema Sharma, currently serving as Guest Faculty in the Forest Products Department at Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, approached the court after being denied marks for her M.Sc. in Botany during the selection process for the post of Assistant Professor (Forest Products).
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J&K High Court upholds flood compensation for Srinagar family, dismisses insurer’s appeal over undisclosed exclusion clause in house damage claim
At the Srinagar wing of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, a bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Limited. The insurer was seeking to overturn a compensation award granted to a family whose home was damaged during the devastating 2014 floods.
The case originates from a policy taken by late Shad Mohd Bashir, whose residential house at Sarai Payeen, Amira Kadal, Srinagar, had been insured since 2009. Though the policy was renewed annually, the company later claimed that it excluded flood and similar storm-related risks - referred to in technical jargon as “STFI” (Storm, Tempest, Flood, Inundation).
