Supreme Court of India · 2020-09-09
SHREYAS SINHA vs THE WEST BENGAL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JURIDICAL SCIENCES
- Citation / case number
- SC 2020/1636
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SHREYAS SINHA
- Respondent
- THE WEST BENGAL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JURIDICAL SCIENCES
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the amendment to the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Act, which mandated a reservation of at least 30% of seats for students domiciled in West Bengal. The court found that the amendment was valid and in accordance with the state's legislative powers. Consequently, the appeal against the Calcutta High Court's dismissal of the appellant's admission request was rejected, affirming the state's right to implement such reservations.