[NLAT Vs CLAT] Live-Updates Of SC Hearing On Petitions Challenging NLAT 2020

Gupta: Institutes have no choice for admission.

These have to be on the basis of merit and through test called CLAT.

You are bound by CLAT in the memorandum as well as bye-laws. 

Powers and duties of Executive Committee under consortium - duty to oversee the conduct of #CLAT.

Gupta is taking the bench By-laws of the Consortium to elaborate on its powers for holding #CLAT.

These documents (MOA, By-Laws) form the foundation.

All NLU’s under Consortium bound by the By-laws for admission purposes etc. 

“There has been a #CLAT for all NLU’s that are part of the Consortium, 22 Uni’s part of this Consortium,” Gupta says.

Gupta now taking the bench through the Memorandum of Association of the NLU Consortium.

“Academic Council’ powers & functions stipulated and well-demarcated in the Act,” says Gupta

Justice Bhushan asks Gupta if the regulation stipulates holding exam.

Gupta says he will take the bench through this.

Gupta now on the regulations,

“It states that except for prior concurrence of academic council, executive council cannot alter mode of enrollment, admission of students”

Gupta now on the regulations,

“It states that except for prior concurrence of academic council, executive council cannot alter mode of enrollment, admission of students”

Senior Advocate Nidhesh Gupta begins submissions.

He is taking the bench through the National Law School Of India Act wherein powers of the Academic Council are stipulated.