HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.14842 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 20.10.2011 **** Jaspreet Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. Punjabi University, Patiala & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** Present: Mr. Amrik Singh, Advocate for the petitioner(s) Mr. DS Brar, Advocate for respondent No.1&2 None for respondent No.3 **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). This order shall dispose of CWP No.14842 & 15958 of 2011 as the point involved is common in nature. The petitioner(s) seeks admission in LL.B. 5-year Degree Course in the Rayat & Bahra College of Law at Sahauran, Tehsil Kharar, District Ropar on the basis of their overall merit in the Centralised Online Counselling for admissions conducted by the Punjabi University, Patiala. (2). The University has filed its reply/affidavit opposing the prayer made by the petitioner(s) on the plea that they failed to deposit the fee before cut-off date and did not report at the allotted institution. (3). The petitioner(s), on the other hand, urge that no such condition was stipulated in the Admission Brochure and that several seats are lying unfilled in respondent No.3- cwp no.14842 of 2011.doc - 2 - College, who has not come forward to oppose the petitioners’ prayer. (4). Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after going through the record, I am of the considered view that the petitioner(s) deserves to be granted admission in the subject Course. I say so for the reason that in the Centralised Online Counseling, the petitioner(s) have got higher merit position as compared to several other candidates who have already been admitted. The objection raised by the University that the petitioner(s) failed to report to the College and deposit the fee could possibly be raised by the College concerned and not by the University. Suffice it to observe that in case the petitioner(s) are granted admission by the College concerned as per their merit position, may be after charging late fee, it would cause no prejudice whatsoever to the University. (5). Since, respondent No.3-College has not opposed the petitioners’ prayer and this Court has taken notice of the stand by respondent No.3 in some other case that more than 12 seats are still lying vacant and also there is already an interim order by this Court to keep seat(s) vacant for the petitioner(s), I allow the writ petition(s) and direct to admit the petitioner(s) in the 5-year LL.B. Degree Course in respondent No.3-College as early as possible but not later 2 cwp no.14842 of 2011.doc - 3 - than one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (6). Ordered accordingly. (7). Dasti during the course of the day. 20.10.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge 3