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SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
RAKESH SHETTY, S/O. KARUNAKAR SHETTY – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT – Respondent
ORDER :
(Suraj Govindaraj, J.)
1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:-
ii. Pass any such other or further orders that this Hon'ble Court may deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the above case in the interest of justice and equity.
2. The petitioner had completed his SSLC in the year 1997 and Job-Oriented Pre-University Diploma in Computer techniques(JOC) in the year 1999. Thereafter, the petitioner took up Bachelor of Commerce degree(B.Com) and completed the same in the year 2008. Subequent thereto, the petitioner was gainfully employed in a private company and worked for several years. In the year 2024, the petitioner wanted to pursue a law degree, made an online application on 24.06.2024 with the respondent No.3 college, which application came to be accepted and he paid the college fees for the academic year 2024-2025. Subsequently, the petitioner received an E-mail communication from the college stating that the application filed by the pet
A Bachelor of Commerce degree suffices as a First Degree certificate for law course eligibility, regardless of the job-oriented course's equivalence to Pre-University education.
An ITI qualification can be considered equivalent to the Pre-University course for admission to a three-year LL.B. program, per prior judicial decisions.
Eligibility for admission to three-year LL.B. course includes I.T.I qualifications, challenging prior restrictions based on past interpretations of educational norms.
I.T.I. qualifications are to be considered equivalent to Pre-University requirements for admission to a Three-Year LL.B. Degree Course, promoting equitable access to education.
Court ruled ITI qualifications are acceptable as equivalent to Pre-University for law course eligibility, reinforcing legal principles established in previous judgments.
Court upheld that ITI course can be considered equivalent to 12th standard for admission to law programs, challenging restrictive admissions criteria of the University.
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