DU Law Courses: Delhi High Court Mandate for Inclusion of Foreign Students from Next Session

New Delhi : The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi University to strive towards incorporating a quota for foreign students in its recently launched integrated five-year law program starting from the next academic session, in compliance with existing regulations. 

However, the court rejected a plea requesting DU to establish provisions for admitting foreign nationals in the integrated five-year BA LLB (Hons) or BBA LLB (Hons) courses for the current academic session 2023-2024, following the guidelines of the Foreign Students’ Registry (FSR). 

However, it is undeniable that respondent no.1, the University, should make efforts to incorporate the specified quota in the upcoming academic session in accordance with existing regulations. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav stated this in an order dated November 29, resulting in the dismissal of the current petition.

The high court observed that the university, in its response to the petition, has outlined various reasons explaining why admission cannot be granted in the current academic year. 

As respondent no.1-University has made a policy decision to withhold admissions for the academic year 2023-2024, with the majority of the admission process completed, except for the ongoing spot round-1 for the BBA LLB (Hons) five-year integrated program, this court sees no grounds to intervene in the said decision. Therefore, there is no directive for respondent no.1-University to admit the petitioner in this category, stated the high court.

Read: DU Plans to Offer MTech in CS and DM in Geriatric Mental Health

This year, on September 26, the petition highlighted that the university released the prospectus for the integrated five-year BA LLB (Hons.) and BBA LLB (Hons.) courses, lacking any provision for the admission of foreign students. 

Despite the petitioner's attempts to seek clarification from the authorities on this matter, the responses received were unsatisfactory, leading him to approach the court.

The petitioner's representative argued that both the relevant legal provisions and the university's resolution explicitly state its obligation to reserve up to 10 percent of seats for foreign students. 

Read: DU PhD Entrance Exam Result 2023 Out by NTA, Direct Link here!

He pointed out that such a provision exists for all other courses, and deviations are accompanied by valid reasons. The lawyer further asserted that this provision has been in place for a considerable period. In contrast, the university's counsel challenged this assertion, stating that there was no established quota for foreign students in the specific course. 

They explained that approval for the integrated five-year BA LLB (Hons.) course was obtained from the Bar Council of India in August 2023, and by that time, the admission process had already experienced delays.

Read More:

• Delhi University Explores 'Joint Degree' Option for UG and PG Students
• DU Releases Academic Calendar for Various UG, PG Programs; Check Details Here

Subscribe to Collegedunia to get the latest educational news and updates –