MEENAKSHI MALIK versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS.

MEENAKSHI MALIK versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS.

The condition requiring last two years of education in Delhi should be relaxed in the case of students whose parents are posted to a foreign country by the government, making such denial unreasonable.

Parties
Petitioner: Meenakshi Malik; Respondents: University of Delhi & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
01 May 1989
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) No. 1050 of 1986 / Final Decision
Outcome
Petition Allowed
Legal Topics
Reservation of Seats, Reasonableness of Rules, Admission Qualifications, Article 32
Constitutional Law Administrative Law Education Law Reservation of Seats Reasonableness of Rules Admission Qualifications Article 32

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Parties

Meenakshi Malik

Petitioner

University of Delhi & Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) No. 1050 of 1986 / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the condition requiring last two years of education in Delhi for medical college admission is unreasonable when applied to students whose parents are posted abroad by government
  2. 2 Whether rules relating to local candidate reservation should account for special circumstances like government deputation abroad

Ratio Decidendi

The condition requiring last two years of education in Delhi should be relaxed in the case of students whose parents are posted to a foreign country by the government, making such denial unreasonable.

Court Disposition

Petition Allowed

Orders

  • Respondents directed to admit petitioner to one of the Medical Colleges in Delhi.