P&H: Rejects B.Arch. Admission Plea After Candidate Passed Class XII Post-Counselling

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 08 Oct 2026
Headnotes

(i) Admission — Professional course — Eligibility — Candidate must possess prescribed qualification by last date for submission of admission application — Subsequent acquisition of qualification cannot operate retrospectively to make candidate eligible for counselling. (Para 7)

(ii) Admission — Professional course — A seat remaining vacant after conclusion of admission process does not create right to admission in favour of candidate who did not fulfil essential eligibility conditions by prescribed date but subsequent acquisition of qualification — Delay in declaration of...

(iii) Admission — Professional course — Candidate acquired prescribed qualification after counselling process had concluded — Subsequent qualification and alleged availability of vacant seat did not establish an enforceable right to admission. (Paras 7 to 9)


Facts of the Case

P&H: Rejects B.Arch. Admission Plea After Candidate Passed Class XII Post-Counselling

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea by a candidate seeking consideration for a vacant B.Arch. seat at Chandigarh College of Architecture for the 2026–27 academic session. The candidate asked the Court to direct the authorities to consider him for a General Economically Weaker Section category seat based on his JEE Main rank.

The candidate had secured an All India Rank of 2,588 in JEE Main B.Arch. but had not passed Class XII when he registered for admission counselling. He later enrolled with the National Institute of Open Schooling and passed the qualifying examination, with the result...

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