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PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV
Omansh Thakur S/o Ramanand Thakur – Appellant
Versus
Union of India Through Secretary, Ministry of Education – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, J. (Oral)--The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following reliefs:
"i) Issue a writ of certiorari and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to quash/set aside the Office Memorandum dt.17.03.2023 issued by Govt. of India, Ministry of Education, Dept. of Higher Education; and
ii) Issue a writ of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondents/National Institute of Technology, Delhi to admit the Petitioner in allocated academic program B-Tech (Computer Science) for the academic session 2023-24 at National Institute of Technology, Delhi."
2. The case of the petitioner is that he appeared in Class XII examination in July, 2022 and obtained 63.2% marks in the said examination. The petitioner in pursuance of the Information Bulletin issued by the National Testing Agency (hereinafter referred to as `NTA') appeared in the Joint Entrance Examination (MAIN)-2023 (hereinafter referred to as `JEE (MAIN)-2023') on 25.01.2023.
3. The result of the first session of the said examination was declared on 06.02.2023. Since the petitioner obtai
The court emphasized the importance of fulfilling the eligibility criteria and completing the necessary steps for seat acceptance as per the applicable scheme of admission, and cited previous judgmen....
The examining body's decision on eligibility criteria and exceptions falls within the domain of academic policy, and the court would not interfere unless there is manifest arbitrariness in the decisi....
Eligibility criteria for admission processes cannot be altered post-examination, and higher minimum standards may be set by relevant authorities.
Meritorious candidates who have pursued their legal right expeditiously without delay and have been denied admission to MBBS Course illegally or irrationally by the authorities for no fault of theirs....
The judgment emphasized the authority of academic bodies in setting admission criteria and the limited scope of judicial review in such matters, as established in the judgments of the Supreme Court.
Admissions to professional courses must adhere to the minimum eligibility criteria, and any relaxation of such criteria must be within the authority vested by the relevant rules.
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