ORDER :

D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Declaration, to declare that Regulation 3.1 of the Tamil Nadu Dr.Ambedkar Law University Ph.D Regulations, 2020 is ultra vires the Constitution and hence null and void to the extent that they prescribe possession of two years Master's Degree in law as eligibility criteria for admission to Ph.D., Degree in Law (Full-Time) and consequently directing the 1st respondent to permit the petitioner to apply for Ph.D admission (Full-Time) vide 1st respondent's Ph.D admission notification: 2021 – 2022 dated 10.05.2021.)

A. The Writ Petition:

1. This Writ Petition is filed for a declaration that Regulation 3.1 of the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Ph.D. Regulations, 2020 as ultra vires the Constitution to the extent they prescribe possession of ‘Two Years’ Master’s Degree in law as eligibility criteria for admission to PhD. Degree in Law (Full-Time) and consequently direct the 1st respondent to permit the petitioner to apply for Ph.D admission notification 2021-2022 dated 10.05.2021 and for such further or other orders.

B. The Case of the Petitioner:

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