ANAND KUMAR Vs. PRINCIPAL AGRA COLLEGE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner, being aggrieved by refusal of admission to LL.B. 1st year by the Principal, Agra College, Agra (here-in-after referred to as the college), has filed this writ petition for writ of mandamus commanding the Principal to grant him admission. The Principal of the college has filed a counter affidavit and the Petitioner has filed rejoinder affidavit in reply thereto. I have heard learned Counsel for the Petitioner and learned Counsel for the Principal as well as the learned Standing counsel.

(2.) The Petitioner passed B.Sc. from the college in the 1st division and from the same college he has parsed M Sc. in 1st division. After having passed the M.SC., he applied for admission to LL.B. 1st year and having been refused admission, he has filed this writ petition.

(3.) Sri Harkauli, learned Counsel for the Respondents has invited my attention to clause (3) (Ba) of the Prospectus of the college, wherein power has been given to the Principal to refuse admission to any class to any candidate. The above Clause of the Prospectus is based on the guidelines issued by the University for admission to various classes, a true copy of which has been filed as Annexure I to the counter affidavit. Clauses 3(Ba) and 4 of the Guide Lines, being relevant are reproduced below :