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SANJAY KUMAR, ALOK ARADHE
Divjot Sekhon – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. procedural issues regarding admission requirements. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. analysis of admission criteria changes. (Para 6 , 8 , 10 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. impetus for policy change justification. (Para 7 , 11 , 12 , 19) |
| 4. arbitrariness and illegitimacy in altering admission policies. (Para 30 , 33 , 34) |
| 5. final order regarding admissions and consequences. (Para 36 , 38) |
JUDGMENT :
SANJAY KUMAR, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. These appeals arise out of separate orders passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh dismissing the writ petitions filed by the appellants. The first of the appeals pertains to Divjot Sekhon. Her writ petition in CWP-21051-2024 was dismissed by a Division Bench of the High Court on 11.09.2024. Her prayer therein was to quash the email dated 16.08.2024 sent by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot1[For short, ‘the University’], whereby candidates applying for admission to MBBS/BDS courses under sports quota in session-2024 were asked to submit their certificates/achievements of any class/year instead of just Classes XI and XII. She also challenged the merit list dated 23.08.2024 of candidates admitted to MBBS/BDS courses under sport
Admission criteria for educational institutions must be firmly established prior to the application process to ensure transparency and prevent arbitrariness in selection, especially in competitive fi....
(1) Admission in Engineering Courses – Objective of introducing sports quota is not to accommodate academic merit but something altogether different: promotion of sports in institution, university, a....
The court established that candidates under the Sports Quota must be admitted based on their achievements, prioritizing those with higher qualifications as per the rules.
Mere representation at a National or International level does not guarantee reservation under the J&K Sports Policy. Eligibility for reservation requires outstanding proficiency and participation in ....
The MCI Regulations have overriding effect over state rules and regulations in matters of admission to professional courses.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the State to provide reservation for a particular category is subject to the State's conscious po....
The principle of estoppel applies to candidates who participate in a selection process without objection and cannot challenge the process after its completion.
The inclusion of games and their categorization for admission quota is a policy decision of the university and should not be interfered with unless completely arbitrary. Candidates cannot challenge t....
The prospectus should be interpreted to preserve the benefit of the candidate, and the substance of the candidate's achievements should be considered, especially in extraordinary circumstances such a....
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