IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR D.B. WRIT PETITION(PIL) NO. /2015 Kshitij Sharma and Another …Petitioners Versus Bar Council of India and Another …Respondents INDEX --------------------------------------------------------------------- SrNo. Particulars Page No. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. D.B. Writ(PIL) Petition 2. Affidavit in support of Writ(PIL) Petition 3. D.B. Civil Misc. Stay Application 4. Affidavit in support of D.B. Civil Misc. Stay Application 5. Documents :- Annexure-1 Copy of procedure of filing the CLAT Application form. Annexure- 2 Copy of age criteria specified onCLAT Website Annexure-3 Copy of Bar Council notification 28.09.2013. Annexure-4 Copy of news article published on website of Legally India. Annexure-5 Copy of news article published on website of The Times of India. 6. Affidavit in support of Documents --------------------------------------------------------------------- Petitioner
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seven Nat iona l Law Univers i t ies a long wi th the
Chai rman of the Bar Counci l of Ind ia . Af te r few such
meet ings , a memorandum of unders tanding (MoU) was
executed by seven Nat ional Law Univers i t ies for
conduct ing an a l l Ind ia leve l en t rance exam by the
name of Common Law Admiss ion Tes t (CLAT) and the
Common Law Admiss ion Tes t Commit tee was
cons t i tu ted which cons is ted of Vice -Chance l lors of
the seven par t ic ipa t ing NLUs. The law univers i t ies
tha t s igned th i s MoU are :
i . Nat ional Law School of Ind ia Univers i ty,
Bangalore
i i . Nat ional Academy of Lega l S tudy & Research
(NALSAR) Univers i ty of Law, Hyderabad
i i i . Nat ional Law Ins t i tu te Univers i ty, Bhopal
(NLIU)
iv . The West Bengal Nat iona l Univers i ty of
Jur id ica l Sc iences , Kolkata (WBNUJS)
v . Nat ional Law Univers i ty, Jodhpur (NLUJ)
v i . Hidayatu l lah Nat iona l Law Univers i ty, Ra ipur
(HNLU)
v i i . Gujara t Nat iona l Law Univers i ty, Gandhinagar
(GNLU)
7 . Common Law Admiss ion Test (CLAT) is a non -
s ta tu tory body crea ted under Memorandum of
Unders tanding (MoU). This Memorandum of
Unders tanding (MoU) was s igned by the Vice
Chance l lors of the seven Nat iona l Law Univers i t ies on
23 November 2007 to conduct a com mon admiss ion
tes t . The Common Law Admiss i on Tes t was to be
conducted everyyear by each of the NLUs and the
responsib i l i t y of conduct ing the exam was to be
ro ta ted and given on the bas i s of sen ior i ty in
es tab l i shment .The f i r s t Common Law Admi ss ion Test
(CLAT) was conducted successful ly by The Nat iona l
Law School of Ind ia Univers i ty, Bangalore on 11t h
May, 2008. The CLAT was conducted each year b y
NLU in accordance with MoU. The las t exam was
conducted by Gujara t Nat iona l Law Univers i ty,
Gandhinagar (GNLU) on 11t h
May, 2014.
8 . Later on in 2009, o ther Nat iona l Law Univers i t ies
namely, Dr . Ram ManoharLohiya Nat iona l Law
Univers i ty, Lucknow (RMLNLU); Raj iv Gandhi
Nat ional Univers i ty of Law, Pa t ia la (RGNUL)
;Chanakya Nat iona l Law Univers i ty, Pa tna (CNLU)
and Nat iona l Univers i ty of Advanced Legal S tu dies ,
Kochi (NUALS) agreed in pr inc iple to u t i l i se the
CLAT score for admiss ions . Hence , the number of
par t ic ipa t ing univers i t ie s in CLAT increased to
e leven. Thereaf te r , i n the f i f th ed i t ion of CLAT which
was organised by Nat ional Law Univers i ty, Jodhpur in
2012, three o ther NLUs, namely, Nat ional Univers i ty
of S tudy & Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL);
Nat ional Law Univers i ty & Judic ia l Academy, Assam,
Guwahat i (NLUJAA) and Nat ional Law Univers i ty
Odisha , Cut tack (NLUO) joined .
9 . In 2014, a f resh Memorandum of Unders tanding was
s igned by a l l the Nat iona l Law Univers i t ies except
Nat ional Law Univers i ty, Delh i . The new MoU
replaced the ear l ie r CLAT MoU, which was s igned in
2007. Accord ing to th i s MoU, now a l l the 16
par t ic ipa t ing univers i t ie s are en t i t l ed to conduct
CLAT by ro ta t ion every year which sha l l be in
accordance wi th the i r year of es tab l i shment . The 16
par t ic ipa t ing NLUs in the order of the i r es tab l i shment
a re :
( I ) Nat ional Law School of Ind ia Univers i ty,
Bangalore (NLSIU)
( I I ) Nat ional Academy of Lega l S tudy & Research
(NALSAR) Univers i ty of Law, Hyderabad
( I I I ) Nat ional Law Ins t i tu te Univers i ty, Bhopal
(NLIU)
( IV) The West Bengal Nat iona l Univers i ty of
Jur id ica l Sc iences , Kolkata (WBNUJS)
(V) Nat ional Law Univers i ty, Jodhpur (NLUJ)
(VI) Hidayatu l lah Nat iona l L aw Univers i ty, Ra ipur
(HNLU)
(VII ) Gujara t Nat iona l Law Univers i ty, Gandhinagar
(GNLU)
(VII I ) Dr. Ram ManoharLohiya Nat ional Law
Univers i ty, Lucknow (RMLNLU)
( IX) Raj iv Gandhi Nat ional Univers i ty of Law,
Pa t ia la (RGNUL)
(X) Chanakya Nat iona l Law Univers i ty, Pa tna
(CNLU)
(XI) Nat ional Univers i ty of Advanced Legal S tudies ,
Kochi (NUALS)
(XII ) Nat ional Law Univers i ty Odisha , Cut tack
(NLUO)
(XII I ) Nat ional Univers i ty of S tudy & Research in
Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)
(XIV) Nat ional Law Univers i ty & Judic ia l
Academy, Assam, Guwahat i (NLUJAA)
(XV) DamodaramSanj iva yya Nat iona l Law
Univers i ty, Visakhapa tnam (DSNLU)
(XVI) The Tami lNadu Nat iona l Law School ,
T i ruchirappa l l i (TNNLS)
10 . That the Common Law Admiss ion Tes t (CLAT) for the
year 2015 wi l l be conducted by Dr . Ram Manohar
Lohiya Nat iona l Law Univers i ty, Lucknow (RMLNLU)
on the basi s of the Memorandum of Understanding
da ted on 10t h
May, 2015. The CLAT core Commit tee
for the year 2015 compr ises of the Vice Chance l lors
of a l l the par t ic ipa t ing NLUs. Dr .Gurdip S ingh , by
v i r tue of be ing the Vice Chancel lor of the organis ing
univers i ty, i s the Convenor of CLAT Core Commit tee .
The appl ica t ion forms for CLAT 2015 are to be f i l l ed
onl ine and there i s no o ther mode of f i l l ing the
appl ica t ion. The las t da te forsubmi t t ing the
appl ica t ion form is 31s t
March 2015 . A copy of the
procedure for f i l l ing the appl ica t ion as spec if ied on
the of f ic ia l websi te of CLAT is f i l ed herewi th and
marked as Annexure 1 .
11 . That the e l ig ibi l i t y c r i te r ia for appear ing in the
Common Law Admi ss ion Tes t , 2015 i s spec if ied on
the of f ic ia l websi te of CLAT (c la t .ac . in) .A copy of
the same is f i l ed herewi th and marked as Annexure 2.
The age l imi t for admiss ion to Undergradua te
programme to the par t ic ipat ing univers i t ies is
spec if ied as :
“A candidate should be be low 20 years o f age as on
1s t
Ju ly , 2015 (22 years in case o f SC/ST and
Persons wi th Disabi l i ty candidates , as prescr ibed
by the respect ive S ta tu tes o f the par t ic ipat ing
Universi t ies .”
12. That however , t he f ie ld of lega l educa t ion in India is
regulated by the Rules of Lega l Edcuat ion , 20 08
which were formed by Bar Counci l of Ind ia . The
c lause 28 of Schedule I I I of Rules of Lega l Educa t ion ,
2008 prescr ibed the age l imi t for admiss ion in to under
gradua te and post gradua te programmes . I t reads as :
“28. Age on admiss ion:
(a) Subjec t to the condi t ion s t ipula t ed by a
Universi ty on thi s behal f and the high
degree o f pro fess ional commitment
required , the maximum age for seek ing
admiss ion in to a s t ream of in tegrated
Bachelor o f law degree program, i s
l imi ted to twenty years in case o f
general ca tegory o f appl icant s and to
twenty two years in case o f appl icants
f rom SC, ST and o ther Backward
communi t ies .
(b) Subjec t to the condi t ion s t ipula ted by a
Universi ty , and the general soc ia l
condi t ion o f the appl icants seeking
legal educat ion be la ted ly , the
maximum age for seek ing admission
in to a s t ream of Three Year Bachelor
Degree Course in Law, i s l imi ted to
th i r ty years wi th r igh t o f the
Universi ty to give concess ion of 5
fur ther year for the appl icant
be longing to SC or ST or any o ther
Backward Communi ty .”
13. That the aforesa id c lause was wi thdrawn by the
Bar Counci l of Ind ia v ide a Not i f ica t ion da ted
28 .09 .2013. The sa id not i f ica t ion spec if ica l ly
ment ions tha t in v iew of the var ious dec is ions by
the d if fe ren t High Cour ts , the prescr ip t ion of age
l imi t of 20 years for v ide Rule 11 i s
uncons t i tu t iona l and agains t the pr inc ip les of
natural jus t ice and therefore , the sa id ru le is
be ing wi thdrawn. A copy of the Not i f ica t ion i s
f i l ed herewith and marked as Annexure 3 . The
Bar Counci l of Ind ia in the not i f ica t ion a l so
ment ioned tha t :
“I f ind tha t the prov is ions o f Clause 28 o f
Schedule I I I appended to the Rules are beyond
the legis la t ive competence o f Bar Counci l o f
Ind ia . Clause 28 u l t ravires the prov is ions o f
Sec t ion 7(1)(h ) and ( i ) and 24(1) (c ) ( i i i ) and
( i i ia ) or Sec t ion 49(1) (a f ) , (ag ) and (d) o f the
Advocates Act . Even o therv ise , the Rule i s
arb i t rary as i t in t roduces an inv idious
c lass i f ica t ion by d iv id ing one class o f s tudents
in two art i f ic ia l and i rra t ional c lasses by
prescr ib ing the max imum age fo r admiss ion to
law courses .”
14. That even af ter the sa id rule had been withdrawn by
the Bar Counci l o f Ind ia f rom the Rules of Lega l
Educa t ion , 2008, CLAT core commi t tee has not acted
in accordance wi th the sa id ru les and the res t r ic t ion of
20 years of age l imi t for appear ing in under-grauda te
CLAT exams i s s t i l l in ex is tence . I t i s submi t ted tha t
the Hon’ble Al lahabad High Cour t in Kanha v . Bar
Counci l of Ind ia , WP (Civ i l ) No. 18551 of 2014, af te r
cons ider ing the BCI not i f ica t ion and the re le vant ru les
on the age res t r ic t ion i ssued an ad - in ter im
Mandamus to Gandhinagar Nat iona l Law Univers i ty
(GNLU), Gandhinagar and permi t ted the pet i t ioners
there in to appear in CLAT 2014 examina t ion on the ir
p resent ing the cer t i f ied copy of the order of cour t
before the Convenor /Directo r of the organis ing
univers i ty. Even a f te r th is judgement of
Hon’bleAl lahabd High Cour t , recent ly , Convenorof
CLAT core commit tee , Dr .Gurdip S ingh has sa id in an
in te rview which has been repor ted by Legal ly India
and Times of India , tha t the age e l ig ibi l i t y c r i te r ia
wi l l no t be quashed . He fur ther sa id tha t the
judgement of Al lahabad High Cour t was only
appl icable to the two candida tes and tha t no h igh
cour t judgement came in the way of age e l igib i l i ty
c r i te r ia . The screenshot of repor t s of in terv iew are
f i led herewi th and marked as Annexure 4 & 5 .
15 . Simi la r ly, the Hon’bleRajas than High Cour t , in Rohan
Singh v. Bar Counci l of Ind ia and Others , i s sued an
ad- in te r im mandamus , in S .B. Civ i l Wri t Pe t i t ion No.
1978/2015 v ide i t s o rder da ted 9t h
February, 2015
d i rec t ing Dr . Ram Manohar Lohiya Nat iona l Law
Univers i ty, Lucknow (RMLNLU) to accept the hard
copy of the appl ica t ion form of the pe t i t ioner as the
onl ine appl ica t ion for m of the pe t i t ioner was not
accepted by the sof tware. I t i s submi t ted that w hen an
asp i rant / s tudent f i l l s the appl icat ion form and en te rs
h i s da te of bi r th in the prescr ibed co l umn, the
sof tware automat ica l ly
ca lcu la tes the age of the asp i ran t and i f i t i s more
than 20 years on 1s t
Ju ly, 2015 i t automat ica l ly
d ispa lys the me ssage that the age i s no t va l id and
consequent ly the s tudent i s not ab le f i l l the
appl ica t ion and h is form is re jected .
16 . That number of s imi la r wr i t pet i t ions have been f i led
before the var ious h igh cour ts asking for di rec t ing Dr .
Ram ManoharLohiya Nat iona l Law Univers i ty,
Lucknow (RMLNLU) to accept the hard copy of the
appl ica t ion form. I t i s submi t ted tha t mul t ip le
pe t i t ions per ta ining to the same i ssue a re be ing f i led
in d if f eren t par t s of the country under ju r i sdic t ions of
d if f e ren t court s . Thus th i s i s an i ssue af f ec t ing
ple thora of asp iran ts and hence Hon’ble cour t should
t ake cognizance of the same.
(5) SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
I hereby dec la re tha t the source of informat ion of the
fac t p leaded i s based on common informat ion an d
var ious ar t ic les which come up in the news papers , on
in te rne t and news channels . Tha t the pe t i t ioner c ross
checked the informat ion ga thered and a lso searched
the legal pos i t ion conta ined in re levant law books and
Acts ( s ta tu tes ) . I t i s fur ther dec la red tha t as per the
de ta i ls ava i lab le in the publ ic , mul t ip le wr i t pet i t ions
have been f i led on the same i ssue . Fur ther , i t has been
t ime and aga in observed in orders of d if fe ren t cour t s
and al so tha t of the apex cour t tha t the age
res t r ic t ions on admiss ion to ins t i tu t ions impar t ing
lega l educa t ion i s aga ins t the provis ions of Advoca tes
Act , 1961 and the same has been wi thdrawn f rom th e
ru les of Lega l Educa t ion Rules , 2008 by the Bar
Counci l of Ind ia by a not i f ica t ion dated 28/09/2013. A
copy of the same is a t tached as Annexure 3 .
(6) NATURE AND EXTENT OF INJURY
CAUSED/APPREHENDED:
(a ) That due to the non compl iance of the rules by the
respondent no . 2 wi th regard to res t r ic t ion on age
l imi t , the preparat ion of the over aged asp iran ts
according to the e l ig ib i l i t y c r i te r ia is suf fe r ing.
(b ) That many asp i ran ts a re incur r ing undes ired
expenses for the ge t t ing the ir CLAT appl ica t ion
form accepted thourgh l i t iga t ion whih involves huge
cos ts and many o ther expenses assoc ia ted wi th the
same and a l so not a l l the s tudents can have an
excess to the l i t iga t ion .
(c ) That many asp i ran ts a re suf fe re ing f rom menta l
agony due to the impos i t ion of th i s i l l ega l
e l ig ibi l i t y c r i te r ia as they a re uncer ta in about thei r
car rer prospec ts .
(7) ANY REPRESENTATION ETC. MADE
No representa t ion has been made .
(8) GROUNDS
a) That Cons t i tu t ion of India under Ar t ic le 14
guarantees the r igh t to equa l i ty to i t s c i t i zens . The
res t r ic t ion in age l imi t imposed by the CLAT Core
commit tee i s v io la t ive of Art ic le 14 ,19 as wel l as
u l t ravi res to the ru les formed by Bar Counci l of
Ind ia . The CLAT Organis ing Commit tee i s unable
to procure th i s cons t i tu t iona l and fundamenta l r ight
of a cer ta in sec t ion of asp i ran ts .
b ) That the Bar Counci l of Ind ia v ide i t s no t i f ica t ion
da ted 23 .09 .2013 has withdrawn the ru les
per ta in ing to age res t r ic t ions for admiss ion to
under gradua te courses of lega l educa t ion and now
there are no such ru les impos ing 20 years of age
res t r ic t ion . However , the CLAT Core Commit tee
has not ac ted in accordance wi th the sa id
not i f ica t ion andt he age res t r ic t ions a re s t i l l be ing
implemented which i s u l t rav i rus to the Rules of
Lega l Edcuat ion , 2008 f ramed by the BCI which i s
the s ta tu tory au thor i t y for regulat ing the legal
educa t ion in India . The BCI in i t s no t i f ica t ion has
i t se l f s ta ted tha t res t r ic t ing the age l imi t for
admiss ion to under -grauda te course i s beyond the
leg is la t ive competence of Bar Counci l of India and
i s u l t ravi res to the provi s ions of Sec t ion 7(1) (h)
and ( i ) and 24(1) (c ) ( i i i ) and ( i i ia ) or Sec t ion 49(1)
(af ) , (ag) and (d) of the Advoca tes Act . Even
o therv ise , the Rule i s a rb i t ra ry as i t in t roduces an
inv id ious c lass i f ica t ion by d iv id ing one c lass of
s tudents in two ar t i f ic ia l and i r ra t iona l c lasses by
prescr ib ing the maximum age for admiss ion to law
courses . Also , the sa id res t r ic t ion i s v io la t ive of
the fundamenta l r igh ts as wel l as to the pr inc ip les
of na tura l jus t ice .
c ) Because even Bar Counci l of Ind ia , which i s the
only au thor i ty for regula t ing legal educa t ion in
India , as per the powers g iven to them under
Sec t ion 49 (1) (c ) of Advoca tes Act , 1961 does not
have leg is la t ive competence to make such ru les ,
which a re in vio la t ion of the provis ions of
Advoca te Act ,1961. CLAT o rganis ing commit tee
which is a non -s ta tu tory body es tab l i shed under a
Memorandum of Unders tanding s igned be tween 16
Nat ional Law Univers i t ies cannot impose such age
l imi t for the admiss ion in to inst i tut ions impar t ing
lega l educa t ion . The Legal profess ion i n India i s
regulated by the Advoca te Act and any ru le which
i s in v io l i t ion of the provis ions of the Advoca te
Act i s agains t the spi r i t of lega l profess ion .
Therefore , CLAT does not have any leg is la t ive
competence to make such ru les . This age e l ig ibi l i t y
c r i te r ia i su l t rav ires to the Rules of lega l Educat ion,
2008 .
d ) That h igh court s of d if fe rent ju r i sd ict ions a re
a l lowing those candida tes who are f i l ing wri t
pet i t ions before them to f i le a phys ica l copy of
appl ica ton to the CLAT organiz ing commit tee . As a
resu l t of which only those asp i ran ts , having
knowledge and access to the cour t s , a re ab le to f i l l
th i s appl icat ion form. Hence , despi te of having a
chance of be ing e l ig ible for CLAT, they a re not
be ing al lowed to s i t for CLAT because of the lack
of knowledge and resources . This has resu l ted in a
whole new class of asp i ran ts whose r igh ts are be ing
v io la ted .
e ) That the sa id age res t r ic t ion i s v io la t iveof
fundamenta l r igh t guaran teed under Ar t ic le 14 of
Cont i tu t ion of Ind ia . Al l those asp i ran ts who are
above 20 years of age , and want to appear in CLAT
examina t ion but a re unaware about f i l lng of the
wr i t pe t i t ion a re los ing on the ir car re r because of
the sa id age res t r ic t ion.The asp i rants a re under the
impress ion tha t s ince the i r appl icat ion forms a re
not accep ted on the CLAT webs i te , they a re not
e l ig ible for appear ing in the sa id exam. This i s not
on ly d ishear ten ing for these asp i ran ts , bu t i s a l so
af f ec t ing thei r p repara t ion and thus , a f fec t ing l ives
and careers of many young asp i ran ts .
f ) That applying for CLAT is cheaper for those
candidates who come s wi th in the age l imi t s as
compared to those s tudents who does not fu lf i l the
e l ig ibi l i t y c r i te r ia because of the fac t tha t those
who are wi th in the age l imi t s can f i le an
appl ica t ion via the in te rne t , whereas t hose who are
overagedincure mul t ip le expenses such as l i t iga t ion
cos t , pos tal expenses e tc . This d if fe rence be tween
the cost of applying for CLAT is subs tan t ia l and i t
v io la tes r igh ts of tha t sec t ion of the asp i ran ts who
a re not e l ig ible because of the ag e res t r ic i ton se t
ou t by the CLAT organizing commit t ee .
g ) That Ar t ic le 19(1) (g) provides every c i t izen of
India a r ight to prac t i se any profession , or to car ry
on any occupat ion , t rade or bus iness . The sa id
e l ig ibi l i t y c r i te r ia of age for admiss ion into leg al
educa t ion v iola t es the fundament r igh t under
Ar t ic le 19(1)(g) of Cons t i tu t ion of India as those
law asp iran ts who want to under take thei r l ega l
educa t ion in the NLU’s but a re unable to take
admiss ion because of the i l l ega l age res t r ic t ion se t
by the CLAT commit tee thus , u l t imate ly a f f ec t ing
them in pursu ing the i r lega l car re r and thei r r igh t
to en te r into lega l profess ion .
h ) That wi th the es tab l i shment of the Nat ional Law
Univers i t ies , the s tandard of lega l educa t ion in
Ind ia has been improved mani fo ld t imes and wi th
the passage of t ime , the NLU have made thei r own
pres t ige . Al l the law s tudents asp i re to take
admiss ion in the NLU’s because of the NLU brand
name and more so because of the s tandard of lega l
educa t ion provided by the NLU’S. I t i s submi t ted
tha t as a l l the NLU’S except Delh i take admiss ions
th rough the CLAT and those asp i ran ts who do not
qua l i f y for f i l l ing the admiss ion form because of
the age res t r ic t ion a re denied admiss ion in the
NLU’S which i s v io la i tve the ir fundamenta l r igh ts
guaranteed under Ar t ic le 14 , 19(1)g and 21.
i ) That the BCI be ing the s ta tu tory bod y for
regulat ing the lega l educat ion in ind ia , a l l the law
col leges have to be recognised by i t and should act
in accordance with the ru les f ramed by the B CI . I t
i s submi t ted that whi le o ther law col leges in India
have not prescr ibed any age l imi t for taking
admiss ion in the undergraduate law course , the
NLU’s have prescr ibed the age res t r ic t ion which i s
ul t ra v i rus to the ru les f ramed by the BCI and is
v ia lo t ive to the fundamental r igh ts guaranteed
under the cons t i t iu t ion of India .
(9) DELAY, IF ANY, IN FILING THE PETITION AND
EXPLANATION THEREOF.
No Delay
(10) PRAYER-
I t i s , therefore , mos t humbly and respec tful ly prayed tha t
your Lordships may very grac ious ly be p leased to accept
and a l low this PIL pe t i t ion and fur ther be p leased to ;
( i ) I ssue appropr ia te wr i t ,o rders or d irec t ions
in the na ture thereof , tha t the age res t r ic t ion
of 20 years prescr ibed by respondent no . 2
for tak ing admission in under gradua te law
course in Nat iona l Law U nivers i t ies be
dec la red u l t ra vi res to the Rules of Legal
Educa t ion , 2008 f ramed by the Bar Counci l
o f Ind ia .
( i i ) I ssue appropr ia te orders or d i rec t ions in the
na ture thereof thereby, the respondent no .2
ma y be d i rec ted to wi thd raw the e l ig ib i l i t y
c r i te r ia of Age l imi t o f 20 years for
appear ing for the Common Law Admiss ion
Tes t in under - gradua te course .
( i i i ) I ssue appropr ia te orders or d i rec t ions in the
na ture thereof thereby,the respondent no. 2
be directed that a l l those students who are
applying for the under graudate course under
CLAT be allowed to f i l l their application
forms and a notice or clarif ication should be
issued by respondent No. 2 with regard to the
restr ict ion on age l imit and the same may be
displayed on the websit e of the CLAT.
Further , the respondent no. 2 be directed to
publish the said clarif ications or notice in the
daily newspapers so as to bring the said
clarif ication or notice to the knowledge of
the students who are applying for CLAT.
( iv ) Any o ther appropr ia te order or di rec t ions
which th i s Hon 'ble Cour t may deem f i t jus t
and proper in the fac ts and ci rcumstances of
the case may k indly be passed in the in te res t
o f publ ic a t l arge .
(11) INTERIM ORDER, IF PRAYED FOR
(Separate s tay appl ica t ion a t tached . )
(12) CAVAET
That no notice has been received of lodging a caveat by the
opposite parties.
Humble Pe t i toners
1 . Kshi t i j Sharma(S/o Rajendra Sharma)
2 . AbhishekRao(S/o R.P . Rao)
NOTES:
1. This is a D.B. Wri t peti t ion(PIL)
2. No such D.B. Wri t Peti t ion (PIL) has been f i led previously
before this Hon'ble Court .
3. PF, notices and extra copies would be submitted within
t ime.
4. I t has been typed by my Steno and not by any of the
employees of this Hon'ble Court .
5. Since pie papers are not avai lable, i t has been typed on
stout papers.
PETITIONERS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR
D.B. WRIT PETITION(PIL) NO. /2015
Ksh i t i j Sha rma and Another
Versus
Bar Counci l of Ind ia and Another
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF WRIT PETITION
I , Abhishek Rao, son of Mr . R. P. Rao , aged about 20
years , Res ident of C -49, Nigahi Pro ject , Singraul i -486884,
Madhya Pradesh , do hereby take oa th and s ta te as under : -
1 . Tha t I am the pe t i t ioner no . 1 in the a forement ioned case . I
am wel l conversant wi th the fac ts of the PIL Pe t i t ion . I am
competent to sworn th i s af f idavi t .
2 . Tha t the annexed PIL pe t i t ion has been draf ted by me.
3 . Tha t the conten ts of para 1 to 9 of the annexed PIL pet i t ion
a re t rue and correc t to my persona l knowledge. Noth ing
mater ia l has been concealed and no par t of i t i s fa l se .
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION
I , the abovenamed deponent do hereby ver i f y on oath that
the contents of para no .1 to 3 of the a f f idavi t a re t rue and cor rec t
to the bes t of my personal knowledge . Noth ing mater ia l has been
concealed therein and no par t of i t i s f a l se .
So he lp me God.
DEPONENT
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR
D.B. WRITPETITION(PIL) NO. /2015
Ksh i t i j Sha rma and Another
Versus
Bar Counci l of Ind ia and Another
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF WRIT PETITION
I , Kshi t i j Sharma, son of Mr . Rajendra Sharma, aged
about 18 years , res ident of P lo t No. 150 , Sec tor -8 ,
Vidhyadhar Nagar , J a ipur- 302039, Rajas than , do hereby take
oa th and s ta te as under : -
1 . Tha t I am the pe t i t ioner no . 2 in the aforement ioned case. I
am wel l conversant wi th the fac ts of the PIL Pe t i t ion . I am
competent to sworn th i s af f idavi t .
2 . Tha t the annexed PIL pe t i t io n has been draf ted by me.
3 . Tha t the conten ts of para 1 to 9 of the annexed PIL pet i t ion
a re t rue and correc t to my persona l knowledge. Noth ing
mater ia l has been concealed and no par t of i t i s fa l se .
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION
I , the abovenamed deponent do hereby ver i f y on oath that
the contents of para no .1 to 3 of the a f f idav i t a re t rue and cor rec t
to the bes t of my personal knowledge . Noth ing mater ia l has been
concealed therein and no par t of i t i s f a l se .
So he lp me God.
DEPONENT
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR.
D.B. CIVIL MISC. STAY APPLICATION NO.____/2015.
IN
D.B. WRIT PETITION (PIL)NO. ______/2015.
1 . Kshi t i j Sharma, S /o Rajendra Sharma, R/o P lo t no . 150 ,
Sec t ior -8 , Vidhyadhar Nagar , Ja ipur(Rajas than) .
[Mobi le No. 7737605985]
2 . AbhishekRao, S /o R.P .Rao , R/o C -49 , Nigahi pro ject ,
S ingraul i (Madhya Pradesh) .
[PAN No. BNSPR6147K, Mobi le No. 9982060927]
. . .Appl icant -Pe t i t ioner
Versus
1 . The Bar Counci l o f India , th rough i ts secre tary, 21 , Rose
Avenue Ins t i tu t iona l Area , Near BalBhawa, New Delh i -
110002.
2 . Common Law Admiss ion Tes t th rough the
Direc tor /Convenor of organis ing univers i ty, Dr . Ram
ManoharLohiya Nat ional Law Univers i ty, The cCore
Commit tee of Common Law Admiss ion Test , Sec tor D -1 ,
LDA Colony, Kanpur Road Scheme , Lucknow-
226012(U.P . )
. . .Respondents
. . .
STAY APPLICATION UNDER ARTICLE
226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.
. . .
To
Hon'ble the Chief Justice and his other
Hon'ble Companion Justices of this Rajasthan
High Court at Jaipur Bench, Jaipur.
. . .
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR LORDSHIPS
. . .
The humble applicant begs to submit as under:
1. That the applicant has today f i led a w rit peti t ion
challenging validi ty of the age el igibil i ty cri ter ia set by
Common Law Admission Test Core Committee for
appearing in Common Law Admission Test , 2015. The
peti t ioner have got al l hopes of success in the writ peti t ion.
2. That the facts mentioned and the grounds taken in the
annexed writ pet i t ion which may be considered to be a part
of this stay appl ication as well would show that the
peti t ioners have got a very s trong prima facie case in his
favor and in all probabil i ty the writ peti t ion would be
al lowed.
3. That in case the stay as prayed for is not granted, the law
aspirants at large would suffer irreparable injury.
4. That balance of convenience l ies in favour of the
peti t ioner.
I t is , therefore, prayed that this stay application be
accepted and the Hon’ble Court may be pleased to order
that during the pendency of the writ peti t ion before this
Hon’ble Court , the respondent no. 2 be directed that al l
those students who are applying for the under gra duate
course under CLAT be allowed to f i l l their application
forms and a notice or clarif ication should be issued with
regard to the restr ict ion on age l imit and the same may be
displayed on the website of the CLAT. Further , the
respondent no. 2 be directed to publish the said
clarif ications or notice in the daily newspapers so as to
enable the s tudents to f i l l their forms.
Any other order or direction which this Hon'ble
Court deems just and proper in the facts and circumstances
of the case may also be passed in favor of the applicant.
Humble Applicants
JAIPUR,
DATED
NOTES:
1. No such stay application has been f i led previously before
this Hon 'ble Court .
2. PF, notices and extra copies would be submitted within
t ime.
3. I t has been typed by my Steno in my off ice and not by any
of the employees of this Hon'ble Court .
4. Since pie papers are not avai lable, i t has been typed on
stout papers.
Humble Applicants
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR.
. . .
D .B . CIVIL MISC. STAY APPLICATION NO.___ /2015 .
IN
D.B . WRIT PETITION (PIL) NO._____ /2015 .
. . .
Ksh i t i j Sha rma and Ano the r
…Appl ican t -Pe t i t ione r
Ver sus
Bar Counci l o f Ind ia and Ano ther
…Respondent s
. . .
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF STAY APPLICATION
. . .
I , Ksh i t i j Sha rma , son of Mr .Ra jendra Sharma , aged
about 18 yea r s , re s iden t of P lo t No . 150 , Sec tor -8 ,
V idhyadhar Nagar , J a ipur - 302039 , Ra jas than , do he reb y t ake
oa th and s ta t e a s under : -
1 . Tha t I app l icant -pe t i t ioner i n the above men t ioned
ca se and am we l l conve rsant w i th the f ac ts and c i rcums tances
of the case .
2 . Tha t the annexed s t a y app l i ca t ion has go t dra f t ed b y me
and the conten t s men t ioned in pa rag raphs f rom 1 to 4 a re t rue
and cor rec t t o my pe r sona l knowledge .
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION
I , t he above named deponent , do he reb y so lemnl y
ve r i f y tha t t he con ten t s of pa ras 1 and 2 of my above a f f idavi t
a r e t rue and co r rec t t o my pe r sona l knowledge . No th ing
ma te r ia l has been concea led theref rom nor an yth ing f a l se has
been s t a ted the re in . So he lp me God .
DEPONENT
IDENTIFIED BY:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDI CATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR.
. . .
D .B . CIVIL MISC. STAY APPLICATION NO.___ /2015 .
IN
D.B . WRIT PETITION (PIL) NO._____ /2015 .
. . .
Ksh i t i j Sha rma and Ano the r
…Appl ican t -Pe t i t ione r
Ver sus
Bar Counci l o f Ind ia and Ano ther
…Respondent s
. . .
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF STAY APPLICATION
. . .
I , Abhi shekRao , son of Mr . R. P . Rao , aged abou t 20
yea r s , Res ident of C -49 , N igahi P ro jec t , S ingrau l i -486884,
Madhya P radesh , do he reb y t ake oa th and s t a t e a s unde r : -
1 . Tha t I app l icant -pe t i t ioner i n the above men t ioned
ca se and am we l l conve rsant w i th the f ac ts and c i rcums tances
of the case .
2 . Tha t the annexed s t a y app l i ca t ion has go t dra f t ed b y me
and the conten t s men t ioned in pa rag raphs f rom 1 to 4 a re t rue
and cor rec t t o my pe r sona l knowledge .
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION
I , t he above named deponent , do he reb y so lemnl y
ve r i f y tha t t he con ten t s of pa ras 1 and 2 of my above a f f idavi t
a r e t rue and co r rec t t o my pe r son a l knowledge . No th ing
ma te r ia l has been concea led the re f rom nor an yth ing fa l se has
been s t a ted the re in . So he lp me God .
DEPONENT
IDENTIFIED BY:
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COMMON LAW ADMISSION TEST
http:// lat.a .i
P o edu e fo Appli atio
Appli atio Fo a d I fo atio B o hu e fo CLAT
i. The CLAT O li e Appli atio Fo ill e a essi le o the CLAT e site . lat.a .ihttp:// lat.a .i / et ee Ja ua , to Ma h, alo g‐ ith the I fo atioB o hu e. No ha d op of the Appli atio Fo a d I fo atio B o hu e ill e sold.
ii. CLAT I fo atio B o hu e ot the appli atio fo ill also e a essi le f o theespe ti e e site of all the pa ti ipati g NLU s .
Mode of Pa e t Th ough CLAT We site
A a didate ill ha e to ake pa e t o th ee o asio s th ough CLAT e site iz,i su itti g the O li e Appli atio Foii if i te ested i do loadi g the P e ious Yea s Questio pape s a diii hile pa ti ipati g i the ou seli g sessio .A a didate ill ha e to ake o li e/offli e pa e t th ough CLAT e site.The o li e pa e t a e ade th ough et‐ a ki g, de it a d, edit a d et . he ei thea didate ill ha e to ea the additio al a k t a sa tio ha ges fo e itti g the fees th oughpa e t gate a s.Fo pa i g the fees offli e th ough e site, the a didate ill ha e to do load the Ba k Challathat ill e ge e ated ith the e ui ed i fo atio , as filled i the a didate, a d ake thepa e t ith additio al a k ha ges at a a h of the desig ated a k. Afte aki g thee uisite pa e t at the a k, the a didate eeds to fill‐i the details of the Ba k Challa ase ui ed at the ele a t se tio of appli atio fo o the e site.
CLAT Appli atio Fee
i. Fo U ese ed/OBC/PWD a d othe atego a didates: ‘s. /‐ No efu da le / oadjusta le
ii. Fo SC/ST atego a didates: ‘s. /‐ No efu da le / o adjusta le
iii. The a o e appli atio fee i ludes ost of o li e appli atio fo a d e‐ o hu e.
i . P e ious ea e‐Questio Pape s of CLAT shall e a aila le o the pa e t of ‘s. /‐ o l Noefu da le / o adjusta le . Fo this the ode of pa e t is O li e o l .
i. The e is o l o e ode of appli atio i.e. o li e hi h a e a essed a a didate afteegiste i g hi self/he self o the CLAT e site eati g a LOGIN ACCOUNT. The O li eAppli atio Fo a e su itted o l et ee Ja ua , to Ma h, : 9P.M. . The su itted O li e Appli atio Fo i PDF fo at a d othe details ill e a aila lea d a essi le i the LOGIN ACCOUNT of the a didate.
ii. No opies of the filled i O li e Appli atio Fo o uploaded e tifi ates/do u e ts eed toe se t to the CLAT Offi e sepa atel .
iii. The Hall‐Ti ket/Ad it Ca d a e a essed / do loaded the a didate i the pe so alLOGIN ACCOUNT. The a didate is e ui ed to take the p i tout of the Ad it Ca d to theE a i atio Hall.
i . I o plete appli atio o appli atio i a ode othe tha o li e o appli atio afte the lastdate a d ti e shall ot e o side ed. It shall e the o ligatio of the a didate to fill the O li eAppli atio Fo i a ti el a e a d the O ga izi g U i e sit , i.e. D . ‘a Ma ohaLohi a Natio al La U i e sit , Lu k o – U.P. shall ot e espo si le i a a .
Do u e ts To Be Uploaded Du i g O li e Appli atio
The o igi al e tifi ates/do u e ts issued the o pete t autho it as spe ified i the CLAT I fo atio B o hu e a e to e su itted to the allotted U i e sit o l at the ti e of ad issio .The ele a t opies of the e tifi ates/do u e ts i suppo t of o e s lai fo ad issio a e to euploaded hile filli g the O li e Appli atio Fo photog aph a d sig atu e of the a didate eedot e attested .
i. The s a ed opies of the do u e ts to e uploaded i the PDF/jpg fo at all thea didates a e:
a. Bi th Ce tifi ate, if ot a aila le the sta da d passi g e tifi ate issued e og ized oa d o Passpo t a e uploaded
. F o t Fa i g Passpo t size photog aph . s . s [JPG Fo at, SI)E‐ ithi KB]
. Sig atu e of a didate [JPG Fo at, SI)E‐ ithi KB]
ii. The s a ed opies of the do u e ts to e uploaded i the PDF fo at a a didatedepe di g o the appli a ilit a e:
a. Catego Ce tifi ate SC/ST/OBC
. Disa ilit Ce tifi ate Pe so s With Disa ilit , P.W.D.
. Spe ial Catego e tifi ate like E.B.C.; B.C.; W.B.C.; D.F.F.; S.E.B.C.; A est al eside ts ofillage Sidhu al, Dist i t Patiala; So / Daughte of Defe se Pe so el Deplo ed i U.P.o Defe se Pe so el of U.P. eithe eti ed o killed/ disa led i a tio ; Depe da t ofF eedo Fighte of U.P. a d Kash i i Mig a t.
d. Ce tifi ates i suppo t of o e s lai fo N‘I/N‘I Spo so ed Ca didate.
e. Do i ile Ce tifi ate i suppo t of o e s lai fo o side atio u de State Quota
st st
th
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The e tifi ates/do u e ts listed a o e a e esse tial e ui e e ts fo ad issio to the UG a d PGou ses. I additio to the a o e, the a didates a e e ui ed to su it su h othe e tifi ates/do u e ts as a e spe ified a ious U i e sities i thei espe ti e e sites a d also i theI st u tio s fo Ad issio to UG/ PG P og a es issued alo g‐ ith the List of Allotted Ca didatesf o ti e to ti e. Fu the , the a didates ill also e e ui ed to su it Photo opies of the ele a te tifi ates/do u e ts as a e spe ified/ e ui ed the o e ed u i e sities.
De la atio of ‘esults
CLAT esult ill e pu lished o Ma o the CLAT We site . lat.a .i ith ao e all e it list of a didates p epa ed a o di g to thei CLAT S o e alo g ith thei atego ies. Iadditio , state spe ifi a d all I dia e it lists ill e p epa ed fo a ious atego ies of a didateslike U ese ed/ SC/ ST/ OBC/ Wo e / PWD et . The a didate ill e a le to a ess the esultsth ough the pe so al LOGIN ACCOUNT.
CLAT Eligi ilit The U de ‐G aduate P og a e Offe ed B The Natio al La U i e sities The Si tee NLUs offe a fi e‐ ea i teg ated u de ‐g aduate la ou ses leadi g to the a a d of B.A.LL.B. Ho s. , B.S . LL.B. Ho s. , B.B.A. LL.B. Ho s. , B.S.W. LL.B. Ho s. , B.Co . LL.B. Ho s.deg ees.The Post‐G aduate P og a e Offe ed B The Natio al La U i e sities The i fo atio of the LL.M. deg ee ou se offe ed at the a ious NLUs ith the du atio a d thespe ializatio s ha e ee p o ided i detail u de the se tio s of ea h U i e sit . The a didates a ealso ad ised to he k the e sites of espe ti e U i e sities f o ti e to ti e to keep the sel esupdated a out the ha ges i the ou se st u tu e a d othe details. Eligi ilit ite ia fo ad issio to UG/PG p og a eCo o La Ad issio Test CLAT is a o ‐statuto od eated fo the o e ie e of thestude ts seeki g ad issio to the a ious La U i e sities i the Cou t u de Me o a du ofU de sta di gs MoU . A e t a e test is o du ted to p o ide a list of a didates o the asis of
e it‐ u ‐p efe e e to ea h U i e sit fo ad issio to thei UG/PG p og a s, as pe theualifi atio s, ese atio a d othe o ditio s laid do u de the espe ti e Statutes of the
pa ti ipati g U i e sities. The ualifi atio a d othe details as p o ided Statutes of ea hU i e sit fo ad issio to UG/PG p og a , is gi e as follo s:
Eligi ilit Fo CLAT :
S.No. Na e of the U i ersity
Edu atio alQualifi atio forAd issio to
U.G./P.G. Progra e
Age Reser atio
.Natio al La S hool ofI dia U i e sit ,Ba galo e
For U.G. Progra e: A a didate shouldha e o tai ed HigheSe o da S hool/I te ediate + oits e ui ale te tifi ate f o a
For U.G.Progra e:A a didate shoulde elo ea s of
age as o Jul , ea s i
ase of SC/ST a dPe so s ith
For U.G./P.G.Progra e:As pe theStatutes ofespe ti epa ti ipati gU i e sities.Details a e
e og ized Boa d ithot less tha %a ks i agg egate% i ase of SC a d
ST a didates , asp es i ed theespe ti e Statutes ofthe pa ti ipati gU i e sities. For P.G. Progra e:A a didate shouldha e o tai ed aLL.B./a fi e eai teg ated LL.B./aothe e ui ale tdeg ee i La f o ae og ized U i e sitith ot less tha %a ks i agg egate% i ase of SC/ST
a didates , asp es i ed theespe ti e Statutes ofthe pa ti ipati gU i e sities.
Disa ilit a didates,as p es i ed theespe ti e Statutesof the pa ti ipati gU i e sities. For P.G.Progra e: The pa ti ipati gU i e sities ha e otp es i ed auppe age li it foPG P og a es
see i thep ospe tus of theespe ti eU i e sitappe dedhe e ith.
.
The West Be galNatio al U i e sit ofJu idi al S ie es,Kolkata
. Natio al LaU i e sit , Jodhpu
. Hida atullah Natio alLa U i e sit , ‘aipu
.Guja at Natio al LaU i e sit ,Ga dhi aga
.D . ‘a Ma ohaLohi a Natio al LaU i e sit , Lu k o
.‘aji Ga dhi Natio alU i e sit of La ,Patiala
. Cha ak a Natio al LaU i e sit , Pat a
.The Natio al U i e sitof Ad a ed LegalStudies, Ko hi
. Natio al La U i e sitOdisha, Cutta k
.Natio al U i e sit ofStud a d ‘esea h iLa , ‘a hi
.Natio al La U i e sita d Judi ial A ade ,Assa , Gu ahati
.
Da oda a Sa ji a aNatio al LaU i e sit ,Visakhapat a
.The Ta il NaduNatio al La S hool,Ti u hi appalli
Those ho are appeari g i thei Class th Fo UG P og a e a d LL.B./a fi e eai teg ated LL.B. Fo PG P og a e o a othe e ui ale t deg ee i La fo ualif i ge a i atio i a e eligi le to appea i CLAT – , Su h a didates a e e ui ed top odu e e ide e of passi g of ualif i g e a i atio ith i i u e ui ed pe e tage at the
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ti e of ad issio .
The esult of ualif i g e a i atio shall e su itted the a didate at the ti e ofad issio , faili g hi h, the a didate shall e i eligi le fo ad issio to the Cou se.
Pa ti ipati g U i e sities
NLSIU ‐ Ba galo e https:// . ls.a .i /
NALSA‘ ‐ H de a ad http:// . alsa .a .i /
NLIU ‐ Bhopal https:// . liu.a .i /
WBNUJS ‐ Kolkata http:// . ujs.edu/
NLU ‐ Jodhpu http:// . lujodhpu .a .i /
HNLU ‐ ‘aipu http://h lu.a .i
GNLU ‐ Ga dhi aga http:// .g lu.a .i /
‘MLNLU ‐ Lu k o http:// . l lu.a .i /
‘GNUL ‐ Patiala http:// g ul.a .i /
CNLU ‐ Pat a http:// . lu.a .i /
NUALS ‐ Ko hi http:// . uals.a .i / e /i de .asp
NLUO ‐ Cutta k http:// . luo.a .i /
NUS‘L ‐ ‘a hi http:// us l a hi. o /
NLUJAA ‐ Gu ahati http:// . luassa .a .i /
DSNLU ‐ Visakhapat a https://ds lu.a .i /
TNNLS – Ti u hi appalli http:// .t ls.i /
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CLAT upper age limit to remain unchangeddespite Allahabad HC judgment
The 20year age limit to appear in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) remainsunaffected by the Allahabad high court judgment of May 2014, in which the court hadnoted that there can be no such restriction since the Bar Council of India (BCI) hadalready scrapped the maximum age limit on undergraduates.
CLAT 2015 convenor RMLNLU’s vice chancellor Prof Gurdip Singh commented: “In thecore committee meeting we discussed this issue. It was pointed out that [the judgment]was applicable to only those [two candidates who had filed the petition before theAllahabad HC]. There is no high court judgment coming in the way [of the presently fixedeligibility criteria].”
When asked about the effect of the high court’s observation that a BCI notification haddeclared the age limit criteria unconstitutional, Singh said: “The core committee has thepower to independently decide eligibility criteria. The order doesn’t affect the authority ofthe CLAT core committee as such.”
The Allahabad high court had in May directed CLAT 2014 convenor GNLU Gandhinagar toallow two 21yearold CLAT aspirants to appear in the entrance test.
This year’s age limit relaxation has been granted to candidates from the personswithdisabilities (PwD) category, from which candidates up to 22 years of age can now appear,as reported by Legally India. Until CLAT 2015, only candidates from the scheduledcategories (SC/ST) were granted this relaxation.
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Age bar for CLAT remains unchangedTNN | Dec 17, 2014, 01.53AM IST
Lucknow: The 20year age limit to appear in Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) remainsunaffected by the Allahabad high court judgment of May 2014, in which the court had notedthere can be no such restriction since Bar Council of India (BCI) had already scrapped maximumage limit for undergraduates.
Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University vicechancellor Gurdip Singh who is convener ofCLAT 2015 said, "The issue was discussed in the meeting and it was pointed out that it (thejudgment) was applicable to only those two (candidates who had filed the petition before theAllahabad HC). There is no high court judgment coming in the way (of the presently fixedeligibility criteria).''
On the BCI notification that declared the age limit criteria unconstitutional, Singh said, "The corecommittee has the power to independently decide eligibility criteria.''
Singh, who had a meeting with the vicechancellors of National Law University Raipur andJodhpur, said the online application process for admissions to 15 NLU's would begin fromJanuary 1. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University which is conducting (CLAT) 2015 hasissued a notification on Tuesday. The last date for filling online applications is March 31.
On reservation policy, Singh said, "There is no common reservation policy for admissions to theNLUs. The reservation details would be followed as per the statutes of respective participatinguniversities. A comparative study of reservation would be put on the CLAT website soon.''
Besides, merit listcumpreference will be the basic principle of admission for CLAT2015 andallotment of candidates to various NLUs will be based on the same.
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