IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH
Pradeep Singh Yerur
Yuvaraj S/o. Jadeyappa K. – Appellant
Versus
Karnataka State Law University – Respondent
ORDER :
Pradeep Singh Yerur, J.
The petitioners, who are students are aggrieved by denial of admission to the three years LL.B Course in the respective colleges coming under the Karnataka State Law University (‘KSLU’ for short), have knocked the doors of this Court to permit them to pursue the three years LL.B course. Hence, these writ petitions.
2. The petitioner/Sri Yuvaraj in WP No.105810/2024 has sought for the following reliefs:
Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other Writ or direction and quash the Endorsement issued by the Respondent University, thereby rejecting to issue eligibility HC-KAR certificate and not permitting the petitioner to pursue LLB, vide Annexure-F Ref. NO.LW002S240001062 dated 21/09/2024, consequently, direct the Respondent- University to issue eligibility certificate, in the interest of justice and equity.
3. The petitioner/Sri Javed in WP 105249/2024 has sought for the following reliefs:
A Writ in the nature of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction thereby directing the Respondents to consider the educational qualifications of the petitioner and thereby declare him eligible for the admission to 3 year LLB law course under the KSLU univer
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Eligibility for law course requires strict adherence to educational qualifications as set by the Bar Council of India, ruling out non-equivalent preparatory courses.
Court upheld that ITI course can be considered equivalent to 12th standard for admission to law programs, challenging restrictive admissions criteria of the University.
Eligibility for admission to three-year LL.B. course includes I.T.I qualifications, challenging prior restrictions based on past interpretations of educational norms.
An ITI course can be considered equivalent to the Pre-University qualification required for admission to a three-year LL.B. program as per Bar Council regulations.
Court ruled ITI qualifications are acceptable as equivalent to Pre-University for law course eligibility, reinforcing legal principles established in previous judgments.
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.
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.
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