JAYSHREE RAVI Vs. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Is the eligibility requirement of at least 50%marks in graduate/post graduate examination for appearing in the entrancetest for admission to the 1st year LL.B. course violative of the Constitutionof India ? This, in short, is the question which has led to this order.

(2.) However, first a brief resume of the facts.It is the admitted case that before the academic year 1991-92,admission to the First year LL.B. course used to be made in the followingorder of preference.Category 1. All those who have passed (i) Master's degree, (ii) Honour'sdegree, (iii) Bachelor's degree Examination in that order inArts, Sciences, Business Management, Science or Commerce ofthe University of Delhi with not less than 55/o marks (orequivalent grade).Category 2. All those who have passed (i) Master's degree, (ii) Honour'sdegree, (iii) Bachelor's degree Examination in that order inArts, Sciences, Business Management, Science or Commerce ofany other University recognised as equivalent to that of thisUniversity of Delhi with not less than 55% marks (orequivalent grade).Category 3. All those who have passed (i) Master's degree, (ii) Bachelor'sdegree Examination in that order in Engineering, Medicine(including Ayurvedic and Unani System of Medicine) Surgery,Education Architecture, Agriculture, Nursing, Home Science,Physical Education, Library Science, or any other such likecourse of Delhi University with not less than 55%, marks (orequivalent grade).All those who have passed (i) Master's degree, (ii) Bachelor'sdegree Examination in that order in Engineering, Medicine(including Ayurvedic and Unani System of Medicine) Surgery,Education, Architecture, Agriculture, Nursing, Home Science,Physical Education, Library Science or any other such likecourse of any other University recognised as equivalent to thatof this University-with not less than 55% (or equivalentgrade).All those who have passed (i) Master's degree, (ii) Honour'sdegree, (iii) Bachelor's degree Examination in that order inArts, Social Sciences, Business Management, Science orCommerce of Delhi University with not less than 50 /, marks(or equivalent grade).Category 6. All those who have passed (i) Master's degree, (ii) Honour'sdegree, (iii) Bachelor's degree Examination in that order, inArts, Social Sciences, Business Management, Science orCommerce of any oilier University recognised as equivalentto that of University of Delhi with not less than 5Q/o marks(or equivalent grade).All those who have passed (i) Master's degree, (ii) Bachelor's.degree Examination, in that order, in engineering. Medicine(including Ayurvedic and Unani System of Medicine) Surgery,Education, Architecture, Agriculture, Nursing, Home Science,Physical Education, Library Science, or any other such likecourse of Delhi University with not less than 50 % marks (orequivalent grade).Category 8. All those who have passed (i) Master's degree (ii) Bachelor'sdegree examination, in that order, in Engineering, Medicine(including Ayurvedic and Unani System of Medicine), Surgery,Education, Architecture, Agriculture, Nursing, Home Science,Physical Education, Library Science, or any other such likecourse of any other University recognised as equivalent to thatof University of Delhi with not less than 50 % marks (orequivalent grade).

(3.) However, for the academic year 1991-92 the Law CoursesAdmission Committee decided that an admission test be held and laid rulestherefor which were subsequently approved by the Academic Council as perthe procedure prescribed by the Delhi University Act, 1922 and the Statutesand Ordinances issued thereunder. The Rules stipulated that entrance test"will be. open to all those who have obtained at least 50% marks ingraduate/post-graduate degree examination." The same eligibility requirement has been extended to the academic year 1992-93.