Important comment of Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday asked IIT-Dhanbad to grant admission to the son of a laborer who lost his seat due to non-payment of fees. Dalit youth Atul Kumar could not take admission in IIT-Dhanbad due to missing the deadline for depositing fees. Now the court has asked the institute to give him admission in B.Tech course.
Cannot be left in the lurch – Supreme Court
Hearing the case, a bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Judge JB Pardiwala and Judge Manoj Mishra said, ‘We cannot deny such a talented young man the opportunity. He cannot be left in the lurch.
Admission should be given in IIT-Dhanbad – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, using its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, directed IIT-Dhanbad to admit Atul Kumar to the Electrical Engineering B.Tech course at the institute. The bench said in its order, ‘We are of the view that a brilliant student like the petitioner, who belongs to a marginalized group and who has made every effort to get admission, should not be deprived. We direct that the candidate should be given admission in IIT-Dhanbad and he should be allowed to remain in the same batch in which he would have been given admission had he paid the fees.
Student’s father could not deposit Rs 17,500
Article 142 of the Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to pass any order in the interest of justice. The parents of 18-year-old Atul Kumar failed to deposit Rs 17,500 as fees by June 24, which was the last date to deposit the required fees. Kumar’s parents had also approached the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Jharkhand Legal Services Authority and Madras High Court to save the IIT seat.
Student’s father works as a daily wage laborer
Atul Kumar, living in Titora village of Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, is the son of a daily wage labourer. His family belongs to Below Poverty Line (BPL) category. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes also expressed its inability to help them. Since, Kumar had given the JEE exam from a center in Jharkhand. So he also approached the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority, which suggested him to approach the Madras High Court, since the exam was conducted by IIT-Madras. The High Court had asked Kumar to approach the Supreme Court.
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