Now Reading: Delhi HC allows JNU to resume PG admissions with rider
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Delhi HC allows JNU to resume PG admissions with rider
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to proceed with postgraduate admissions, modifying an earlier single-judge order that had halted the process. A division bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia ruled that admissions under the university's deprivation-points policy can continue but will remain subject to the outcome of a pending legal challenge.
The single judge had on August 14 stopped JNU from finalising admissions based on deprivation points after a petition by applicant Amit Mehra. The division bench noted that the practice of awarding deprivation points has existed since 1974 and that the interim order had brought the entire admission process to a halt.
National Herald India reports the court observed the e-prospectus was issued on April 3 and admissions began on May 25, with classes already started from July 30. The Times of India adds that the bench questioned how an interim stay could be sustained without a prima facie finding and directed the single judge to decide the petition early.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both National Herald India and Times of India report the same facts neutrally, but National Herald leads with the court allowing JNU to resume, while Times of India leads with the rider that admissions are subject to the challenge. Times of India includes more detail on the court's questioning of the interim stay and the petitioner's argument, giving slightly more weight to the legal contest. Neither outlet adopts a pro-government or critical stance, they present straight court reporting. The measured read: the court has balanced continuity of admissions against the pending petition, and the single judge will now decide the merits of the deprivation-points policy.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): nationalheraldindia.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
