New
Delhi:
The Supreme Court of India on June 2 refused to stay the decision of the
National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bengaluru to reserve 25 per
cent of its seats fo students from Karnataka.
A
Bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Ravindra Bhat was hearing a petition that
sought a stay order on the NLSIU notification that has introduced a 25 per cent
horizontal quota for Karnataka students seeking admission to BA, LLB (honours)
and LLM programmes offered by the university.
NLSIU
said on June 22 that the decision to introduce a 25 per cent reservation for
students domiciled in Karnataka has been taken by the Governing Bodies of the
university, and it is a part of the university’s “inclusion and expansion plan
2021-24”. Those who have studied at an educational institute of Karnataka for
at least 10 years are eligible for admission under the quota.
“In
academic year 2021-22 the university hereby introduces a 25 per cent horizontal
compartmentalized reservation for “Karnataka Students.” Candidates who have
studied for not less than 10 years in a recognized educational institution in
Karnataka shall be eligible to be considered as ‘Karnataka Students,” NLSIU
said in a statement.
NLSIU
asked Karnataka students to update their Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2021
application form to avail the benefit of the Karnataka Students quota. CLAT is
a national-level exam for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law
programmes at 22 National Law Universities across the country.
“All
candidates for admission to NLSIU’s B.A., LLB (Hons) Programme and LL.M
Programme who are eligible as Karnataka Students and wish to avail the reservation
must update their online CLAT 2021 application by selecting the “Karnataka
Students” option against NLSIU, Bangalore in the Reservations tab. Students are
also advised to keep their Study Certificate/s issued by their School/s ready
to be submitted at the time of counselling/admission,” NLSIU said in its
notification.
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