PUNJAB ENGINEERING COLLEGE ETC. ETC. versus SANJAY GULATI AND ORS.

PUNJAB ENGINEERING COLLEGE ETC. ETC. versus SANJAY GULATI AND ORS.

It is unjust to cancel admissions of students who have completed part of their course after admissions are struck down as illegal. To rectify the wrong inflicted on deserving students, the institution must create supernumerary seats equal to the number of wrongful admissions for the subsequent academic year, with admission strictly according to merit from prior lists.

Parties
Appellant: Punjab Engineering College; Respondents: Sanjay Gulati and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
20 April 1983
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Disposal After Appeal by Special Leave
Outcome
Appeals disposed of
Legal Topics
University Admissions, Adjustment of Equities, Creation of Supernumerary Seats, Violation of Admission Rules
Education Law University Admissions Adjustment of Equities Creation of Supernumerary Seats Violation of Admission Rules

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Parties

Punjab Engineering College

Appellant

Sanjay Gulati and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Disposal After Appeal by Special Leave

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether admissions granted contrary to rules can be sustained after students completed semesters
  2. 2 How to adjust equities between wrongly admitted students and those unjustly excluded
  3. 3 Whether additional seats may be created to compensate those wrongly excluded

Ratio Decidendi

It is unjust to cancel admissions of students who have completed part of their course after admissions are struck down as illegal. To rectify the wrong inflicted on deserving students, the institution must create supernumerary seats equal to the number of wrongful admissions for the subsequent academic year, with admission strictly according to merit from prior lists.

Court Disposition

Appeals disposed of

Orders

  • Sixteen wrongly admitted students allowed to continue their studies without interruption.
  • Sixteen supernumerary seats to be created for the next academic year (eight local Chandigarh, eight general group).