REGIONAL ENGG.COLLEGE vs GURJEET SINGH .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's directive for the Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur, to implement the All-India Council for Technical Education's guidelines under Section 23(1) of the All-India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987, allowing diploma holders to gain lateral entry into the second year of the engineering degree program. The Court emphasized the need for a common entrance examination to ensure uniformity and merit-based admissions for diploma holders. The judgment mandates the college to admit qualified candidates for the academic session 1995-96, reinforcing the importance of flexibility in educational admissions.