NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court docket used extraordinary energy on Monday and directed IIT Dhanbad to grant admission to a Dalit youth who misplaced his seat after lacking the deadline to deposit charges.
The court docket was listening to the case of an 18-year-old pupil Atul Kumar who misplaced his hard-earned seat in IIT Dhanbad after he narrowly missed the deadline to deposit Rs 17,500 as an acceptance charge after clearing the distinguished examination in his final try.
The Supreme Court docket exercised its energy beneath Article 142 and directs that the petitioner, who cracked IIT Dhanbad however couldn’t get admission since he missed the charge fee deadline, have to be granted admission to IIT Dhanbad.
The Supreme Court docket stated, “A gifted pupil just like the petitioner who belongs to a marginalised group shouldn’t be unnoticed for admission. The loggin particulars point out that he was diligent to log into the portal….there was no appreciable motive why the petitioner would have completed so if he did not have the charges to pay…we’re of the view {that a} gifted pupil shouldn’t be left within the lurge. We direct that admission be granted to IIT Dhanbad.”
“The final date was until 5 pm on 24 June…mother and father organized the funds by 4:45 pm, the petitioner states that at 4:45 pm on the portal, the portal was closed at 5 and fee was not processed.”
The highest court docket stated that the petitioner was alloted seat in IIT Dhanbad, this was his final likelihood to safe admission, since solely two makes an attempt are permissible. The highest court docket additional acknowledged that he’s such a brilliant pupil, the one factor that stopped him was Rs 17,500.
“He needs to be admitted in the identical batch…a supernumerary seat be created for petitioner, no present pupil shall be disturbed within the course of.”
The Chief Justice of India ( to petitioner) stated, “All the perfect! acha kariye!”
