O R D E R

(Order made by the Hon'ble Mr.Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy)

A.The Writ Petition:

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 1^st 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:

2. The petitioner graduated in Law from Dr Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai, in May 2015. She completed her Post Graduation - LL.M. (Human Rights) Degree from Amity Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Amity University, New Delhi in the year 2016 with a good academic record of CGPA 8.08. She had cleared the National Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor (Law) in December, 2018 and has been working in the 1^st respondent university on contract basis from 01.07.2019.

2.1 In the year 2020, the 1^st respondent University framed Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University PhD Regulati