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NIKHIL S. KARIEL
Bharti Gouda – Appellant
Versus
National Institute of Design – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
NIKHIL S. KARIEL, J.
1. Heard learned Advocate Mr. Digant Popat appearing with learned Advocate Ms. Samruddhi Pawar for the petitioners of Special Civil Application Nos. 10207 and 10917 of 2023, learned Advocate Mr. Mitul Shelat appearing with learned Advocate Ms. Disha Nanavati for the petitioner in Special Civil Application No. 10454 of 2023 and learned Advocate Mr. D.G. Shukla appearing with learned Advocate Ms. Meshwa Bhatt for respondent National Institute of Design in all the petitions. Since the issue involved in this group of petitions is common, and since the petitioners were heard together, this Court deems it appropriate to decide these petitions by way of this common judgment. Since details with regard to individual petitioners may vary, for the sake of convenience, this Court seeks to state details of individual candidates in Chart Form for easy reference:
SCA No. Name of the petitioner Course applied for Rank obtained in NID Entrance Exam Qualifying Exam
No. 10207 of 2023 Bharti Gouda M. Des. (Design for Retail Experience) 7th Rank (All India) and 1st Rank (in OBC-NCL Category) Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts (BVA)
No. 10454 of 2023 Suraj Ramjanamram M
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