Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the College before the top court, argued that the Delhi High Court ruling was bad in law.
He added that interviews were something prescribed in the new National Education Policy as well, and that the College used it to see if the aspirants suited the ethos of the institute and the specific course they wanted admission in.
“If my Lordships say no [to our argument that only marks should not determine merit], my Article 30 right to select is gone,” Sibal submitted.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Delhi University, said that they only wanted that admissions for unreserved category students are merit-based. Any stay on the order will have repercussions, as other minority institutions will also claim similar rights, he added.
Counsel for the University Grants Commission (UGC) said the 15 per cent weightage for interviews gave the college a wide discretionary power.
Source: Barandbench
