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DELHI HIGH COURT
REKHA PALLI
Saarthak Kalra – Appellant
Versus
University of Delhi – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner seeks admission due to procedural delays. (Para 1) |
| 2. respondent argues petitioner did not complete registration. (Para 2) |
| 3. court considers circumstances affecting petitioner's admission. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 4. referencing precedent for flexibility in admissions. (Para 8) |
| 5. court grants admission and directs completion of formalities. (Para 9 , 10) |
JUDGMENT
Rekha Palli, J. (Oral)--The petitioner, who had registered with the School of Open Learning, Delhi University for admission to the B. Com course but has not been granted admission on the ground of not completing the necessary formalities including payment of fees, has approached this Court seeking a direction to the respondent to grant him admission by condoning the delay, if any, in complying with the procedural requirements. It is the petitioner's case that on account of the demise of a close family member as also a technical glitch in the respondent's website, he was not able to pay the fees.
2. The writ petition is opposed by the respondent by contending that while the petitioner had registered with the respondent for seeking admission to B.Com Course, he failed to click on the verification
Courts can exercise discretion to grant admission in education under compassionate grounds even when formalities are not strictly fulfilled, especially when the applicant has faced genuine personal d....
The main legal point established is that in certain circumstances, courts may intervene to grant admission to students who face genuine difficulties in completing formalities, especially when it does....
Denial of admission on technical grounds, such as non-payment of fees due to circumstances beyond the student's control, may result in great injustice and is deemed improper.
The court affirmed that timely application for admission and compliance with attendance regulations are critical, and failure to meet these does not violate constitutional rights.
A minor delay in the payment of admission fees should not result in the loss of an academic year, especially when the institution has not returned the fees and the delay is not deemed deliberate.
Grant of admission - In exceptional cases, admission may be granted to a meritorious candidate even one month after the cut-off date for medical admissions.
The failure to comply with mandatory admission procedures, even due to technical issues, precludes granting relief to a candidate after deadlines have passed.
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