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S. RAVINDRA BHAT, ARAVIND KUMAR, JJ
DEV GUPTA – Appellant
Versus
PEC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY & ORS. – Respondent
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| 1. eligibility for sports quota should promote sports, not impose high academic standards. (Para 1 , 3 , 4 , 7) |
| 2. ensuring that classifications do not lead to discrimination under article 14. (Para 11 , 14 , 18) |
| 3. exclusion based on unreasonable criteria is discriminatory and void. (Para 19 , 20) |
JUDGEMENT
S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.
1. Special leave granted. This appeal challenges an order of the Punjab & Haryana High Court.1 The High Court rejected the appellant’s Writ Petition which had questioned the imposition of a minimum 75% aggregate marks as an eligibility condition (in the qualifying examination) for enabling a candidate to claim admission in engineering courses under the 2% sports quota. The appellant had contended that the sudden imposition of such an eligibility condition defeated the purpose of the quota itself and was consequently arbitrary. The High Court, however, rejected the petition requiring the authorities to consider an issue.
2. The Secretary Technical Education, Chandigarh Administration (hereafter “UTC”) by letter dated 07.01.2016 accorded approval to the respondent university (hereafter “the University”) to admit students through the Central Co
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