Delhi HC Directs DU to Admit 301 Students from Reserved Categories to LLB Course
- Delhi HC Directs Faculty of Law-Delhi University to admit 301 more students in the reserved categories as supernumeraries over and above 2,310 seats.
- Delhi HC had clarified the cut-off date as August 31, 2017, will not be an impediment for the candidates.
The High Court of Delhi has directed the Faculty of Law (Delhi University) to admit an additional 301 supernumerary candidates in addition to 2,310 students under PWD (Persons with Disabilities), CW (Children and Widows of Armed Forces), and FN (Foreign National) categories. Earlier, a section of students approached Delhi HC claiming that the varsity had included supernumerary quota in the sanctioned intake of 2,310. Therefore, these students demanded additional seats for the above-mentioned categories.
The court also clarified that the cut-off date of August 31, 2017, is not applicable to the candidates who seek admission under supernumerary quota.
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On June 28, 2017, the High Court of Delhi enlightened the hopes of LLB aspirants by approving 2,310 seats for LLB course. Bar Council of India (BCI) had earlier imposed a cap on the LLB seats at DU and reduced the total seats from 2,310 to 1,440. The counsel representing Faculty of Law submitted that the varsity improved the necessary infrastructure required for admitting 2,310 students, and reducing intake would be a severe disadvantage to the students.
The law aspirants of Delhi University organised a massive protest on June 24, 2017, with the help of a student organisation demanding to roll back the seat cut in LLB course.
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Usually, the competition for LLB seats at the University of Delhi is high. Faculty of Law (DU) conducts entrance exam for admission to LLB courses every year. Therefore, reducing intake of LLB course will reduce the chances and shatters the hopes of aspirants for getting admission to LLB course.