A.N.VARMA, J. - (1.) In this group of petitions, the various petitioners have assailed the validity of the admissions made by the Kulbhaskar Ashram Degree College on 27-12-85 to the M.Sc. (Ag) course for the year 1985-86. Each of the petitioners claims that if the respondent-College had conducted the process of admission fairly and in accordance with the norms laid down by the Admission Committee under S.28(4) of the U.P. State Universities Act, he would have been entitled to be admitted in preference to those who were admitted on that date. The petitions are being disposed of by common judgement as the controversies raised therein are substantially similar.
(2.) The Kulbhaskar Ashram Degree College, Allahabad is affiliated to the Kanpur University. Admissions to various courses of study in this College are hence regulated by S.28 of the U.P. State Universities Act. Sub-Section 4 of S.28 lays down that the Admission Committee of the concerned University may issue directions as regards criteria or methods of admissions to the affiliated colleges and such directions shall be binding on such colleges. The Admission Committee of the Kanpur University accordingly laid down the criteria or norms for admission to the various courses of study including M.Sc. (Ag) for academic session 1985-86. The relevant part of the norms is being reproduced herein : "1. (a) 40% of the total No. of seats shall be reserved for applicants from the same college. (b) 40% shall be reserved for applicants from the college affiliated to Kanpur University. Applicants for (from ?) the same colleges will also be eligible for consideration under this clause. (c) The remaining 20% of seats shall be filled up by the open competition. 2. In all above categories 18% seats will be reserved for S.C. and 2% for ST applicants. If not available the seat will be treated as general. 3. Admission be made on the basis of index prepared according to the following norms (i) percentage of marks obtained in all the theory papers plus (ii) Half of the percentage of marks obtained in all the practical plus (iii) percentage of marks obtained in the theory papers of the subject in which admission is sought plus (iv) Half of the percentage of marks obtained in the practical of the subject in which admission is sought plus (v) 3 points for High School in First Division (vi) 5 points for the Intermediate in First Division. (vii) 10 points for being sons/daughters of employees of the college concerned. (viii) 5 points for being sons/daughters of teacher employee of another college affiliated to the Kanpur University. (ix) 5 points for being sons/daughters of Kanpur University employees. Explanation : For the purpose of calculating the index for admission of M.Sc. (Ag) classes, the internal assessment if any, shall not be taken into account. Only marks obtained at public examination shall be taken into account."
(3.) These norms also lay down the reservations allowed to various categories of candidates including, inter alia, scheduled castes candidates and those coming from other States.;