Court upheld that ITI course can be considered equivalent to 12th standard for admission to law programs, challenging restrictive admissions criteria of the University.

ORDER :

1. In this petition, petitioner seeks for the following reliefs:-

“i) Issue Writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate Writ, Order or direction to Respondent-1 University to issue him eligibility certificate for admission to 3 Years LLB Course as requested by his application produced herein as ANNEXURE-A.

ii) Pass any 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. Heard the petitioner, party in-person and learned counsel for 1^st respondent - KSLU and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the issue in controversy involved in the present petition squarely and directly covered by the judgments of this Court in the cases of Naveenkumar K.V. Vs. The Karnataka State Law University and Ors. W.P. No. 26757/2024 dated 01.10.2024 and Rakesh Shetty Vs. The State of Karnataka and Ors. W.P. No. 31737/2024 dated 09.12.2024 which has been followed by this Court in the case of Prakasha L. vs. Karnataka State Law University and others in W.P. No. 10450/2025 disposed of on 16.04.2025, which reads as under:

“In this petition, petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

“i) Quash the impugned endorsement certificate in Appln. Ref.No.LW002S240001859 dated 08.10.2024 issued by 1^st respondent vide Annexure-M by issue of writ in the nature of certiorari or any other writ, order, direction as the case may be.

ii) Issue writ of mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to take admission to the 1^st Semester of 3 years LLB Course to the 3^rd respondent for the academic year 2025-26 by issue of any other writ, order, direction as the case may be.

iii) Pass such other order/s as this Hon’ble Court deemed fit under the circumstances of the case and;

iv) Allow the writ petition in the interest of justice and equity."

2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record would indicate that issue in controversy involved in the present petition is directly and squarely covered by the judgments of this Court in the cases of Naveenkumar K.V. Vs. The Karnataka State Law University and Ors. W.P. No. 26757/2024 dated 01.10.2024 and Rakesh Shetty Vs. The State of Karnataka and Ors. W.P. No. 31737/2024 dated 09.12.2024.

4. In Sri.Naveenkumar K.V.’s case, (supra), this Court has held as under:

In this petition, petitioner seeks the following relief:

i) Issue a Writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned endorsement bearing Application ref No.LW002S240001257 dated 21.09.2024 issued by the 1^st respondent vide Annexure-R and consequently, direct the respondent No.1 to issue eligibility certificate in favour of petitioner by considering his qualification for admission to Three Year Law Degree Course in any of the Recognized colleges of the 1^st respondent, in the interest of justice and equity.

ii) Grant such other reliefs as may be deems to be fit to the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity."

2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Counsel for respondent No.1 and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record would indicate that issue in controversy involved in the present petition is directly and squarely covered by the judgments of this Court in the cases of Abubakar Vs. Karnataka State Law University and others, W.P. No. 200642/2021 dated 08.12.2021 and N. Dinesh Vs. The Karnataka State Law University, W.P. No. 15723 of 2023 dated 22.08.2023.

4. In Abubakar's case (supra), this Court has held as under:

"The petitioner has completed his SSLC in the academic year 2009-10 from Urdu High S