Candidates without declared qualifying degree results are eligible for subsequent admission lists, and subsequent notifications cannot alter the rules and procedures communicated prior to the entrance examination.

Sanjeev Sachdeva, J.

1. The petitioner, impugns the action of the respondent-university in not grating him admission in the LLB course for the academic session 2016-17.

2. The petitioner appeared for the qualifying B.A. (Sociology-Political Science) Course from the Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut. The petitioner applied in Delhi University for seeking admission to the LLB course commencing from the academic session 2016-17 and secured 478 rank in the OBC Category in the entrance examination.

3. As per the petitioner, the result of the qualifying degree (B.A.) was not declared by the concerned university till the time application was submitted for appearing in the entrance test.

4. It is contended that in terms of the information bulletin issued by the Delhi University, candidates who had appeared for the qualifying Degree examination, were eligible to appear in the entrance test. Candidates who qualified on the basis of entrance admission test, but whose result of the qualifying degree examination were not available, were not to be granted provisional admission. However, such candidates could be considered for admission in the subsequent admission lists as and when their results of the qualifying degree examination were declared, provided the candidates submit the result to the respondent-university.

5. It is contended that in the notification issued by respondent-university intimating the date of registration for the entrance test, it is stipulated that all the candidates, including those whose result of the qualifying degree examination have not yet been declared, must attend the counselling as per the schedule.

6. It is contended that the petitioner was invited for counselling on 26.08.2016, the date by which his result of qualifying degree examination had not been declared. The petitioner was not granted admission.

7. It is contended that now the result has been declared by the concerned university and the petitioner has qualified his BA degree course. The result has been sent directly by the concerned university to the Respondent-University, which as per the tracking report has been received by it on 19.09.2016.

8. It is further contended that even post 19.09.2016, subsequent admission lists have been taken out by the respondent-university and the petitioner is, therefore, entitled for admission to the LLB course for the academic session 2016-17 in terms of bulletin of information of Delhi University.

9. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondent-university submits that the information bulletin is merely a general information bulletin and is a compendium of notice etc. of various departments/centres/faculties/colleges. He submits that in so far as students seeking admission to LLB course are concerned, they are governed by the notification issued for registration for the entrance test and the subsequent admission lists.

10. It is contended that, in terms of the notification issued for registration for the entrance test, if a candidate’s result for the qualifying degree examination has not been declared by the time he/she is invited for counselling as per his/her rank, he/she is not to be granted admission. The candidate in such a situation would forfeit his/her seat and would not be entitled to admission even in the subsequent admission lists.

11. It is further contended that in terms of the notice dated 24.08.2016 issued for the first counselling, only those candidates who had got qualified rank in the entrance test as specified therein, and who could update their qualifying degree marks, were eligible for appearing in counselling. It is contended that since the result of the petitioner had not been declared till that date, he could not have updated the portal with the qualifying degree marks and hence he was not eligible for appearing in the counselling. It is further contended that in terms of the list of documents required for the admission to the LLB course, one of the mandatory documents required is