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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
AJAY MOHAN GOEL
Aarav Potan – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
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| 1. bonafide himachalis schooled outside due to parents' private employment. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. procedural history: initial allowance, division bench remand, rehearing. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. prospectus change violates legitimate expectation from prior years. (Para 7) |
| 4. eligibility tightened per supreme court precedents on local schooling. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 5. petitioners fail current prospectus schooling and exception criteria. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 6. sc upholds state quota requiring in-state education, excludes private employees' wards. (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 7. exclusion not arbitrary, discriminatory, or unconstitutional. (Para 19) |
| 8. petitions dismissed; urges consistent future eligibility criteria. (Para 20 , 21 , 22) |
JUDGMENT :
Ajay Mohan Goel, J.
As common issues of law and facts are involved in these petitions, therefore, the same are being disposed of vide common judgment.
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