VIKAS HAPPA Vs. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) By way of this writ petition the petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondents directing them to permit the petitioner to shift from the B.Sc (Hon) Zoology Course to B.Sc.(Hon) Bio Chemistry course in the same institution. The facts giving rise to the present petition briefly stated are that the petitioner passed his 12th class senior secondary examination in the year 2004 securing 72.4% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology which were necessary for admission to both Zoology and Bio Chemistry. The petitioner applied for admission to the Delhi University and was allocated a seat in the B.Sc(Honors Zoology) Course run by the Deshbandhu College arrayed as respondent no. 2 herein.

(2.) According to the petitioner he was not aware of certain benefits awarded by the Government of India through the Ministry of Human Resources and Development. Vide a Circular bearing no. F 10-1/2003-Dest (U) dated 5th December, 2003 certain concessions for wards of Kashmiri migrants in the matters of their admission to educational institutes in other parts of the country during the academic session 2004-2005 were granted. Amongst the concessions granted therein, the Kashmiri migrant was entitled to relaxation in cut-off percentage up to 10% subject to the minimum eligibility requirement as well as increase in intake capacity up to 5% course wise.

(3.) The petitioner submits that he is a ward of Kashmiri migrant and his father has been given identify card by the Deputy Commissioner, Delhi, copy whereof has been placed on record. The petitioner has submitted that as he was not aware of this concession to which he was entitled and as such had not availed of the same. In these circumstances as the minimum percentage of marks to which admission was given in the course of B.Sc(Honors Bio Chemistry) was 81% against the 72.4% secured by the petitioner, he did not secure admission to this course. Instead he had to take admission in a course i.e. B.Sc(Hons) Zoology in which he had no interest.