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PRATEEK JALAN
Vidhi Uppal – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Prateek Jalan, J. - These three writ petitions have been filed by candidates for admission to the three-year LL.B. course of the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi [hereinafter, 'the University'] in the academic session 2020-2021. as the petitions raise several common questions, they were taken up for hearing together and are disposed of by this common judgment.
a. Facts
2. The Law Faculty of the University published a Prospectus in March, 2020 [hereinafter, 'the Prospectus'] for admission to the LL.B. course commencing in the academic session 2020-2021. The petitioners applied for admission pursuant thereto, under the Unreserved (General) category [hereinafter, 'UR category']. They also appeared in an entrance test held on 09.09.2020.
3. after the publication of the answer key dated 06.10.2020 for the entrance test, Ms. Vidhi Uppal, the petitioner in W.P.(C) 756/2021, raised a challenge to the answer key in respect of one question [Question No. 44, Question ID 8394]. However, her challenge was unsuccessful.
4. In the entrance test, out of the maximum score of 400 marks, the petitioners' scores were declared as follows: -
S. No.
Writ Petition No.
Name of the Petitioner
Marks Scor
Mid-session admissions are impermissible; universities must adhere to established admission processes and criteria, including tie breaker rules.
The court emphasized that adherence to admission cut-off dates should not prevent filling vacant seats and granting admission to qualified candidates when administrative processes fail to be transpar....
The court emphasized the need to maximize seat allocation and cited previous cases where admissions were granted after the cut-off date, leading to the directive to fill all available vacant seats in....
Reservation – A candidate belonging to any of vertical reservation categories who on the basis of his own merit is entitled to be selected in open or general category, will be selected against genera....
The court upheld that an upgrade in seat allocation excludes candidates from participating in subsequent admission rounds, aligning with the established university admission policy.
A candidate seeking admission must demonstrate diligence in pursuing remedies to secure relief; failure to do so, even in light of procedural issues, results in denial of admission rights.
Adherence to the scheduled admission dates and the merit-based admission process is crucial, and mid-term admissions should be avoided to maintain academic discipline.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the application of the Hon’ble Supreme Court judgments to determine the correct categorization of candidates in UG Counselling for MBBS / BDS seats....
Candidates selected under the SC category, if eligible for the UR category, should be considered only under the UR category.
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