The High Court judgment continues to hold the field, given the fact that the Supreme Court has passed no interim order in the State’s appeal, the University has stated.
“The Government of Karnataka preferred an appeal against the decision of the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka by way of a Special Leave Petition filed before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. While the matter was heard at the interim stage, no interim order has been issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Hence, the judgement of the Hon’ble High Court is the applicable law to the matter.”
Pending the outcome of the case before the apex court, the University after consulting its governing bodies introduced the NLSIU Inclusion and Expansion Plan 2021-25, which is being implemented in a phased manner to provide 25% horizontal reservation to domicile students.
“Under the terms of this Plan, NLSIU voluntarily adopted a 25% horizontal compartmentalised reservation for Karnataka Students from the Academic Year 2021-22. Hence, NLSIU ensures that Karnataka Students are admitted to 25% of seats in every vertical category, including General/ SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS and as a result, constitute at least 25% of the overall student body,” the statement reads.
Source: Barandbench
