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DELHI HIGH COURT
REKHA PALLI
Deepanshu Khanna – Appellant
Versus
University of Delhi – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the admissions process. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 2. petitioners' arguments for seat allocation. (Para 13 , 14) |
| 3. court's reasoning on the adherence to cut-off dates. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 4. court's directive to fill vacant seats. (Para 28) |
JUDGMENT
Rekha Palli, J. (ORAL)--The present petitions have been preferred by three students who had appeared in the Common Entrance Test for admission to the LLB course in Delhi University, but have been unsuccessful in securing admission therein.
2. It is the petitioner's case that there are a number of vacant seats across all categories and therefore, they pray that the respondent be directed to fill up all the 3320 seats as notified in the Admission Bulletin by conducting further counselling sessions. The petitions are primarily opposed on the ground that, despite availability of vacant seats, no admissions can be granted after the cut-off date of 31.12.2021.
3. The respondent, Faculty of Law, Delhi University (`University') provides a three-year law programme (`LLB course') through its three centres being Campus Law Centre, L
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....
Mid-session admissions are impermissible; universities must adhere to established admission processes and criteria, including tie breaker rules.
The court emphasized the application of Rule 12 (8) (ka) of the M.P. Medical Education (Admission) Rules, 2018, which governs the inclusion of vacant seats in subsequent rounds of counselling.
Admission into Postgraduate Course in Dental Sciences – Undue sympathy would lead to perpetuating illegality and giving premium to students who got admissions illegally.
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 court emphasized the importance of reservation for OBC candidates to encourage higher education and held that the respondent's action in not approving the petitioner’s admission was arbitrary and....
The court emphasized the importance of fulfilling subject mapping criteria for admission through CUET and recognized the discretion available to candidates in choosing subjects closely related to tho....
Adherence to the admission timeline, finality of admissions, and the eligibility of candidates for admission against vacant seats based on the Admission Policy and Procedure 2021-2022.
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