The Faculty of Law at Delhi University has been involved in a controversy regarding recent admissions..A group of candidates has alleged that the law department had admitted 15 ineligible general category students to the first-year LL.B. course after listing them under the OBC, SC and Physically Handicapped quotas..The issue dates back to 2013, when Paras Jain, RTI activist and student of Amity University, filed an RTI seeking information on these admissions. More specifically, he sought copies of the OBC, SC and PH certificates of the aforementioned 15 candidates. However, the request was turned down on the ground that it was third party information..Subsequently, the candidates filed two more RTIs, seeking information on the admissions granted under each category for the academic year 2013/14. Though the University furnished the information as requested, a few discrepancies in the responses came to light..In a reply dated December 11, 2013, the University revealed that 634 and 353 seats were allotted under the OBC and SC categories respectively. In another reply dated April 11, 2014, the number of allotted seats changed to 653 and 360, after the closure of admissions..And this irregularity prompted the candidates to file a writ petition before the Delhi High Court..In the High Court, the candidates argued that a number of candidates were given admission after altering their category, and that such alteration was in violation of Rule 5 of the Bulletin of Information issued by the University..The respondents contended that change in category was never entertained, however, the requests for correction in the admission form on production of a valid category certificate had been considered..A Bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Rajiv Sahai Endlaw J. ruled in favour of the respondents and dismissed the petition. Later, an SLP before the Supreme Court was also dismissed..But the candidates can seek solace in an order of Central Information Commission passed last month..While this matter was pending before the High Court, Paras and the candidates filed a complaint with the CIC. In an order dated April 18 of this year, Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu held that the information regarding copies of the category certificates of the aforementioned students was not third party information..In effect, the University was directed to furnish the information before May 13. The University has exactly one week’s time to put the matter to rest..Read the CIC order:.Read the Delhi HC order:
The Faculty of Law at Delhi University has been involved in a controversy regarding recent admissions..A group of candidates has alleged that the law department had admitted 15 ineligible general category students to the first-year LL.B. course after listing them under the OBC, SC and Physically Handicapped quotas..The issue dates back to 2013, when Paras Jain, RTI activist and student of Amity University, filed an RTI seeking information on these admissions. More specifically, he sought copies of the OBC, SC and PH certificates of the aforementioned 15 candidates. However, the request was turned down on the ground that it was third party information..Subsequently, the candidates filed two more RTIs, seeking information on the admissions granted under each category for the academic year 2013/14. Though the University furnished the information as requested, a few discrepancies in the responses came to light..In a reply dated December 11, 2013, the University revealed that 634 and 353 seats were allotted under the OBC and SC categories respectively. In another reply dated April 11, 2014, the number of allotted seats changed to 653 and 360, after the closure of admissions..And this irregularity prompted the candidates to file a writ petition before the Delhi High Court..In the High Court, the candidates argued that a number of candidates were given admission after altering their category, and that such alteration was in violation of Rule 5 of the Bulletin of Information issued by the University..The respondents contended that change in category was never entertained, however, the requests for correction in the admission form on production of a valid category certificate had been considered..A Bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Rajiv Sahai Endlaw J. ruled in favour of the respondents and dismissed the petition. Later, an SLP before the Supreme Court was also dismissed..But the candidates can seek solace in an order of Central Information Commission passed last month..While this matter was pending before the High Court, Paras and the candidates filed a complaint with the CIC. In an order dated April 18 of this year, Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu held that the information regarding copies of the category certificates of the aforementioned students was not third party information..In effect, the University was directed to furnish the information before May 13. The University has exactly one week’s time to put the matter to rest..Read the CIC order:.Read the Delhi HC order:
