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RITU BAHRI, RAKESH THAPLIYAL
Manjira Devi Sikshan Evam Prashikshan Sansthan, Hitanu, Dhanari – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Ritu Bahri, CJ.) :
Appellant is a self-financed college, which is affiliated to Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar. It has come up in appeal against the judgment of the learned Single Judge passed in Writ Petition (M/S) No. 3540/2023 dated 16.02.2024, whereby the said Writ Petition has been disposed of by giving directions to the University Grants Commission (UGC) that the directions given, vide circular letter dated 04.10.2023 – Annexure No. 9, are not violated, and benefit of this policy decision is extended by the University to its affiliated colleges.
2. Facts, not in dispute between the parties, are that the University Grants Commission, the affiliating University, which is a Central University, took a decision in the year 2022 that admission to different courses, including in B.Ed. Course, will be given based on the score of a candidate in Central University Entrance Test (CUET), conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
3. Due to the problems faced in the Hill States, the UGC relaxed the condition of admission through CUET, in respect of Central Universities situated in the hill districts, including Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal Univer
The UGC's SOP allows universities to admit students based on qualifying marks, overriding strict adherence to entrance exam scores in specific circumstances.
The UGC's Standard Operating Procedure for admissions is binding on universities, allowing for admissions based on qualifying examination marks in specific circumstances.
UGC directives are binding on universities, and non-compliance can lead to arbitrary denial of admissions.
Eligibility stipulations for B.Ed. course admissions based on date of qualification were found arbitrary and discriminatory, requiring clearer future guidelines.
Adherence to the schedule fixed by the Supreme Court for B.Ed admissions is crucial for fair and transparent admission process in B.Ed colleges.
What is evident from the list of students sent on 7.8.2018 by the College and the second which is annexed by the University in its affidavit-in-reply which is dated 4.8.2018 is that the Management Qu....
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