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| Friday, May 11, 2007
Supreme Court declines to stay order on CET
"We are not inclined to interfere with the High Court order"
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to stay, at
this stage, operation of the Madras High Court judgment upholding
the abolition of the Common Entrance Test for admission to professional
courses in Tamil Nadu.
During 'mention' time, a Bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan,
Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice D.K. Jain posted the matter
for hearing to May 17, without passing an interim order.
Senior counsel K.N.R. Pillai submitted that the matter was of
great significance. The State had abolished CET, which was being
held for the last 24 years. The admission process had been notified
and the court should pass interim orders that it would be subject
to the outcome of the special leave petition, he said, pleading
for early listing.
The Bench said: "It is a policy decision. We are not inclined
to interfere with the High Court order. Let the matter come
up for hearing on May 17."
The Tamil Nadu Admission in Professional Educational Institutions
Act, 2006, which received the Presidential assent on March 3,
envisages admission to all professional courses for 2007-08
on the basis of marks obtained by students in the higher secondary
examination.
On April 27, the High Court dismissed a batch of petitions challenging
this law. The special leave petition by Minor A.S. Prabhu is
directed against this judgment.
The petition stated that the Supreme Court had decided that
to ensure uniform standards in education, admission through
the CET was the best method.
The Medical Council of India and the All India Council for Technical
Education had approved it.
As per the notification, the distribution of application forms
for admission will begin on May 16 and counselling, on July
9.
The petition said: "The notification reveals the unscientific
manner in which admissions are sought to be made even on random
allotment, which is unheard of in the counselling and admission
parlance. Almost all the States in India make admissions to
professional courses through the CET."
It sought quashing of the judgment, interim stay on its operation
and a directive to authorities to begin the process of holding
the CET.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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