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D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, A. S. BOPANNA
Prince Jaibir Singh – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appellant's education and admission details. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. significance of admitting the dalit student. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. admission order and implementation directions. (Para 6 , 7) |
ORDER :
1. Leave granted.
2. The appellant appeared for the JEE (Main) Examination in May 2021 and, having qualified, he appeared on 3 October 2021 for the IIT-JEE (Advanced) 2021 entrance test. The appellant secured an All-India Rank of 25894 and, within students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, he secured an All-India Rank of 864. On 15 October 2021, the first respondent issued a brochure called the Business Rules for Joint Seat Allocation for Academic Programmes offered by IITs/NITs/IIEST/IIITs and other engineering institutions for 2021-22. Rule XVIII of Clause 40 laid down the procedure for offers of seat and confirmation.
3. On 27 October 2021, the appellant was allocated a seat in the four years B.Tech Degree Course in Civil Engineering at IIT Bombay. The portal of the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) was activated for online reporting for the first round till 31 October 2021. The process of online reporting included fee payment, document upload, response by the candidates t
The Supreme Court exercised jurisdiction under Article 142 to ensure a Dalit student's admission to IIT despite fee payment complications, highlighting issues of justice and the digital divide.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the binding nature of the Rules of Business on all participants and the consequences of non-compliance with the grievance redressal mechanism.
Admission – A talented student who belongs to a marginalized group of citizens and has done everything to secure admission into a premier Institute, should not be left in lurch – Power of Supreme Cou....
Non-payment of the seat acceptance fees as required by the JoSAA 2023 Business Rules leads to cancellation of the allocated seat and exclusion from further rounds of seat allocation.
The judgment emphasizes the need for equitable consideration of students' challenges in making online payments and the importance of addressing technical issues in the admission process.
No relief can be granted at a belated stage when the admission process is completed.
The main legal point established is that in certain circumstances, courts may intervene to grant admission to students who face genuine difficulties in completing formalities, especially when it does....
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