The high court, which was hearing a statement by the former vice chancellor, Professor R Venkata Rao of NLSIU and one of the applicant’s parents challenging the university’s decision to take a separate entrance examination, said it is a matter important to be decided. .
A court of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah issued a notice to the university and its Vice Chancellor, Professor Sudhir Krishnaswamy, requested their response within three days and published the matter for a further hearing on September 16.
The bank said that since the exam is scheduled for Saturday, it can be done but no results or student admission can be done.
“We are inclined to give notice on this. It is an important matter. It is a matter that needs to be decided,” the bench said during the hearing.
The reason described the holding of the separate examination as a “manifestly arbitrary and illegal decision”.
NLSIU’s action has created unprecedented uncertainty and imposed an onerous burden and obligations on thousands of applicants, who are now unsure about the future course of action, the statement said.
He said the unilateral decision to take the National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT) as a college entrance exam was made without any application of mind, which completely hurt students in the final hour and has put in He jeopardizes his career for purely capricious reasons.
The plea said that from the decision made by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Sudhir Krishnaswamy, it is clear that the decision is aimed solely at creating an elitist institution that caters to those who can afford the test, completely ignoring the aspirations of the poor. marginalized and less privileged candidates.
The statement submitted through attorney Vipin Nair read: Apparently, it appears that the sole objective of Respondent No. 2 (Krishnaswamy) is to convert Respondent No. 1 (NLSIU) from an island of excellence to an island of exclusion.
The petition sought to revoke the notice of admission to the integrated program of BA, LLB (Hons.) Five-year, 2020-21 read with the NLSIU 2020-21 Admissions Press Release dated September 4, 2020.
Through the challenged notification, Defendant University No. 1 is in direct violation of the fundamental rights of students who wish to be admitted to the Defendant University, especially during the current and ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, he said.
Furthermore, he said that an NLSIU executive council at its 91st meeting unanimously authorized the university to develop an alternative admissions process in the event that CLAT 2020 is further postponed due to the pandemic.
However, it is respectfully alleged that the Executive Council of Respondent No. 1 University had no such powers vested in it and therefore the meeting of the Executive Council for this very purpose was illegal and without any basis under its own statutes, the plea said.
He added that after CLAT-2020 was further postponed until September 28, the NLSIU unilaterally and with obscene haste, issued the challenged Notice, by which it was stipulated that the admission procedure to the BA LL.B ( Hons) for Defendant No. 1 University would be carried out through a recently established NLAT UG 2020 entrance exam.
The contested notice states that the NLSIU will not accept 2020 CLAT scores for admission to the 2020-21 academic year and an exam called the NLAT will be conducted online.
The sudden and capricious decision of the NLSIU has not only thrown the CLAT 2020 applicants into a frenzy and into a state of fear and confusion, it has also seriously compromised the university’s position in the Consortium. Due to the capricious behavior of the University, children are subjected to extreme pressure and mental stress, the statement said.
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