CWPs No.1521, 1522 & 1536 of 2008 CWPs No.1521 & 1522 of 2008 15.09.2008 Present: Ms Suman Thakur, counsel for the petitioners. Mr. Vinod Thakur, counsel for the respondents. CWP No.1536 of 2008 Ms Shilpa Sood, counsel for the petitioners. Mr. Vinod Thakur, counsel for the respondent. CWPs No.1521, 1522 & 1536 of 2008 In all these writ petitions, a common question is involved, viz. whether the educational institutions, which are writ petitioners in these cases, should be permitted to admit students from Arts and Commerce streams, in excess of the quota fixed for such streams by the Government, vide letter dated 21st August, 2008, as modified vide letter dated 8th September, 2008. The Government has permitted admission of students to B.Ed. courses in various institutions, including the petitioners-institutions, in the following ratio: Arts and Commerce : 60 Science (Medical) : 20 Science (Non-medical) : 20 Writ petitioners’ plea is that candidates from Science (Medical) and Science (Non-medical) streams being not available, the remaining seats should be allowed to be filled from the stream of Arts and Commerce candidates. They submit that in the past, the authorities had been permitting so by relaxing the condition regarding quota fixed for each stream. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties, we are of the considered view that relaxation cannot be claimed as a matter …2… CWPs No.1521, 1522 & 1536 of 2008 of right. It is for the respondents to consider the claim for relaxation. Accordingly, we dispose of all these writ petitions with a direction to the respondents to consider the plea of the writ petitioners for relaxation of the condition regarding quota and, in case relaxation is granted, to extend the time for counselling by two weeks. In view of the disposal of the main petitions, the miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. Copy dasti. ( R.B. Misra ), J. September 15, 2008(sd) ( Surjit Singh ), J.