D. Murugesan, J.

1. The present Letters Patent Appeal is directed against the order dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant. The appellant applied for admission on 7.5.2012 to MA (Persian) Course in the respondent Jamia Millia Islamia University (hereinafter referred to as ‘the respondent university’) for the academic session 2012-2014. He secured 85 marks in written examination and 15 marks in the interview. As against 30 seats, the respondent university received 35 applications including that of the appellant. The appellant, on the basis of the marks, was placed in 21st rank. Going by the ranking, he was entitled to be admitted to the said course. However, he was not selected and only 20 applicants were selected leaving 10 seats vacant.

As against the denial of admission, the appellant approached this Court by filing a writ petition on the ground that the said denial was most illegal, arbitrary, mala fide, discriminatory, unjust, unwarranted and uncalled for. The learned Judge dismissed the writ petition finding no merit therein. The learned Judge, while dismissing the writ petition, noticed that denial of admission was only as a measure of prevention on accou