LAWS(DLH)-2005-5-85

MRIDULA PRIYADARSHANI Vs. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Decided On May 24, 2005
MRIDULA PRIYADARSHANI Appellant
V/S
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner has challenged a condition imposed for eligibility for seeking admission to the B.A.(pass) Course of the Non-Formal Education Cell whereby it is required that in order to be eligible for enrolment with this course, the candidate should have passed the Senior Secondary Certificate(class 12th examination) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education from a school and examination centre(in the case of private candidates) located within the National Capital of Delhi jurisdiction or the University.

(2.) The undisputed facts giving rise to the present petition are noticed hereinafter. The petitioner is a resident of Delhi living in Vinod Nagar. She undertook the class 10th examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education from the Mayur Public School located behind Mother Dairy in the I.P. Extension at Delhi. Thereafter the petitioner enrolled herself for pursuing the class 12th course and examination with the National Institute of Open Schooling with its credited institution namely the Green Field Public School located at Ghaziabad, U.P.

(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the National Institute of Open Schooling is a government institute which functions from Delhi. The same studying material is supplied to candidates who are registered all over the country and all candidates in its institutes undertake the same examination at the same time. So far as this method of schooling is concerned, there are no formal classes held and classes which are run are only intended to be facilitators for the benefit of the student. According to Mr. R.K. Saini, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, candidates who are undertaking the class 12 course with the National Institute of Open Schooling have no option with regard to the centre from where the examination is taken. As such the petitioner, though a resident of Delhi, was alloted and had to undertake the class 12th examination from Ghaziabad.