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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
‘Out of syllabus' questions: HC asks MPSC to share expert view
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) to submit the expert opinion obtained by it regarding allegedly outside the syllabus questions asked in an April 2018 departmental examination. "In our view, it would be necessary to consider the opinion expressed by the expert relied upon by the MPSC. Prima facie, we do not find any justification for depriving the candidates of the opinion expressed by the expert," said Justices A S Chandurkar and Milind Sathaye in Tuesday's order. The HC order came on the MPSC's petitinon challenging the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal's Nov 2022 judgment. The exams for the post of assistant accounts officer were held in April 2018, and results were declared in Oct 2019. Candidates complained that the questions in a paper were beyond the syllabus, affecting their performance. MPSC claimed the questions were within the syllabus. Further, according to the opinion of an expert, they were valid. MAT held that the three questions were beyond the prescribed syllabus. While declining the candidates' prayer for full marks for these questions, it directed MPSC to allot marks in a manner indicated in its judgment. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo MPSC moved HC stating that MAT could not have disregarded the expert's opinion. The candidates also challenged a part of the judgment which denied further relief despite MAT recording a finding that the questions were out of syllabus. The expert's opinion was not revealed to them before MAT. The HC judges noted that MPSC relied on an expert's opinion to substantiate its stand and furnished it to MAT in a sealed envelope. MPSC's reply before MAT stated that, according to the expert's opinion, the questions are related to the Bombay Civil Services Rules and the day-to-day important working of the govt and are in accordance with the syllabus. The judges said the issue of whether the questions "were out of syllabus or not goes to the root of the matter" and "much would therefore depend upon the opinion expressed by the expert." "The tribunal has considered the opinion but has thereafter disregarded the same," they added. Hence, before proceeding with the hearing, the judges deemed it appropriate to direct MPSC to place on record the opinion. It would enable the court to consider whether the tribunal was justified in concluding that the questions were out of syllabus, the judge said. "Similarly, the candidates would also have an opportunity to contest the opinion of the expert in support of their stand that the said questions were indeed out of syllabus," they concluded.
Hindustan Times
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Clear stand on heritage tag for Savarkar Sadan: HC to State
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday directed the state government to clarify its stand on granting heritage status to Savarkar Sadan, the erstwhile residence of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Shivaji Park. The direction was issued while the division bench of justices AS Chandurkar and Dr Neela Gokhale was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by self-proclaimed public policy think tank Abhinav Bharat Congress. The PIL, filed in view of the imminent razing of the building for a redevelopment project, seeks heritage status and 'monument of national importance' tag for the building, alongside a special compensation policy for its inhabitants. On Friday, Abhinav Bharat Congress representative Pankaj Phadnis submitted a letter to the court issued by the deputy municipal architect of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in 2012. The letter stated that the under-secretary of the urban development had in 2009 approved a proposal to include Savarkar Sadan in the heritage list and a notice was accordingly issued inviting suggestions and objections from the public. The proposal was then sent to the principal secretary, the letter stated, although no notification was issued thereafter. As reported by HT on May 5, Savarkar Sadan, which houses a mini museum dedicated to Savarkar on the ground floor, may be razed as some property owners are in talks with a builder for redeveloping the property. Two adjacent plots are likely to be amalgamated for the redevelopment project – one houses Laxmi Sadan, where renowned classical vocalist Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki once resided, while the other faces the Shivaji Park. The petition cited the HT report, stating, '...the petitioner was startled to see a report in a prominent newspaper about imminent demolition of Savarkar Sadan quoting three reliable sources.' It refers to the high court's directions to the BMC in October 2008 to decide on heritage status for Savarkar Sadan within 12 weeks. The Heritage Conservation Committee also recommended the same, the petition notes, stating, 'It is ironic that 17 years later, the same argument has to be repeated.' 'The status of the said property shall not be changed and the position as prevailing today shall be maintained,' the court said in its order on Friday.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
HC regularises admn of 93 non-CET homeopathy pupils
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday regularised admissions of 93 non-CET students admitted to ' Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery ' courses in the state in academic years 2013-14 and 2014-15 after the first round of CET, based on vacant seats, holding that it was a 'peculiar case'.In 2013-14, DMER first opposed admission to students who did not take the said its decision in a petition filed by Association of Management of Homoeopathic Medical Colleges of Maharashtra in 2014 and others on behalf of these students cannot be cited as a precedent by other division bench of Justices AS Chandurkar and MM Sathaye pronounced its ruling and accepted the association's plea to regularise admission of the 93 students governed by norms as permissible at the after hearing counsel Pooja Thorat for the petitioners, and opposing counsel R V Govilkar for MUHS and Rui Rodrigues for the Centre, recorded that the Central Council for Homeopathy has taken a clear stand that minimum qualification for admission in a homeopathic college is passing Std 12 or HSC exam.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
HC declines IIT aspirant's plea to appear for JEE (Adv)
Mumbai: Noting that it must not engage in assessing individual marks or comparing them with model answer sheets, a task best left to experts like National Testing Agency (NTA), Bombay high court (HC) denied permission to an IIT aspirant to take the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (Advanced), after he was held ineligible. A division bench of Justices AS Chandurkar and MM Sathaye said it found no reason to interfere in a challenge raised in a petition against NTA's decision endorsing the student's scorecard for JEE (Mains) as 'UFM', as 'case of unfair means' and held him ineligible. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai A student challenging his scores said he scored 99.51 percentile in a 'sample' scorecard downloaded on Feb 11, the result date. An hour later, he "was shocked to see" his score at 83.34 percentile. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Best website creation site | Build your store in minutes Shopify Shop Now Undo HC verified the QR code on the scorecard provided by the student and found it did not reflect marks he claimed, rather the one NTA declared. HC said: "In our view, this puts at rest the dispute as raised... at least for the purpose of this petition." NTA, that conducts JEE, barred the student from JEE (Mains) for 2025-26 and 2026-27, the agency's counsel Rui Rodrigues submitted. HC, kept the contentions on merits over debarment, open. As the aspirant is young with educational endeavours at stake, he is at liberty to challenge his debarment which should then be decided based on applicable rules, the judges said. The student's counsels, Ranjit Bhosale and Prashant Mali, sought order for NTA to delete the 'UFM' remark, correct his scorecard based on questions he answered for IIT (Mains), an independent evaluation of his answer sheet and an enquiry against those responsible for "discrepancies". The Centre's advocate, Gargi Warunjikar and NTA opposed his plea. Rodrigues said NTA has no practice of issuing a 'sample result' and submitted, "The petitioner is liable for an offence punishable under Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024." HC said: "We have no reason to disbelieve NTA. It has no reason to single out the petitioner..." It said that it was not imputing any ill-intention to the student or his parents.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Bombay HC declines IIT aspirant's plea to appear for JEE (Advanced)
MUMBAI: Observing that the high court should not engage in the exercise of assessing individual marks or comparing them with model answer sheets, a task best left to experts like the National Testing Agency (NTA), the Bombay High Court denied permission to an IIT aspirant to appear for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (Advanced), after he was held ineligible. The High Court division bench of Justices AS Chandurkar and MM Sathaye said it found no reason to interfere in a challenge raised in a petition against a decision of the NTA that endorsed the student's scorecard for JEE (Mains) as 'UFM', as 'case of unfair means' and held him ineligible for JEE (Advanced). A student challenging his scores said he scored 99.51 percentile in a 'sample' scorecard he downloaded on February 11, the date of the result. But an hour later, he 'was shocked to see' his score was at 83.34 percentile. The High Court verified the QR code on the scorecard provided by the student and found it did not reflect the marks he claimed, rather the one NTA declared. 'The scorecard PDF relied upon by the Petitioner has failed the QR-code-validity test,' the High Court held adding, "In our view, this puts at rest the dispute as least for the purpose of this petition.'' Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Noord-holland: AI guru Andrew Ng recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Aroun... Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo The exam conducted was held on January 24, 2025, in 618 centres, across 304 cities with 12,58,136 students appearing for it. The NTA conducts the JEE for lakhs who take the highly competitive exam to secure admission to the globally renowned STEM institute and barred the petitioner from JEE (Mains) for 2025-26 and 2026-27, the agency's counsel Rui Rodrigues submitted. The High Court, however, kept the contentions on merits over the debarment, open. Since the aspirant is young with his educational endeavours at stake, he is at liberty to challenge his debarment which should then be decided based on applicable rules, the Judges sid. The student's counsel, Ranjit Bhosale and Prashant Mali, sought order for NTA to delete the 'UFM' remark, correct his scorecard based on the questions he answered for IIT (Mains), an independent evaluation of his answer sheet and an enquiry against those responsible for 'discrepancies'. The Centre's advocate, Gargi Warunjikar and NTA both opposed his plea. Rodrigues said NTA has no practice of issuing a 'sample result' and submitted, 'the Petitioner is liable for an offence punishable under the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.' 'We have no reason to disbelieve NTA. It has no reason to single out the Petitioner from among lakhs of students who appeared,' said the HC But also added that it was not imputing any ill-intention to the student or his parents.
