Atul, a student who failed to deposit his fees on time, got admission in IIT Dhanbad following the Supreme Court’s order. A resident of Totora village in UP’s Muzaffarnagar, 18-year-old Atul’s father is a daily wage labourer. After clearing the JEE exam, Atul got a seat in IIT Dhanbad through counseling and had to deposit Rs 17,500 for admission, which he could not deposit within the stipulated time limit, due to which his admission was cancelled.
After which the student’s father approached the Supreme Court and a bench headed by the CJI, while giving judgment in the case on Monday, said that the student cannot be placed in limbo for non-payment of fees. The court ordered IIT Dhanbad to admit the student. Now Atul will study electrical engineering from IIT Dhanbad.
The story of Rajkumar is like that of Atul
Also in 2021, Prince Singh Jaiveer had cleared the JEE Advanced exam and was supposed to get admission in IIT Bombay based on merit, but could not get admission due to non-payment of fees on time. After which the student approached the Supreme Court for admission. The case was heard by a Supreme Court bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna.
A lawyer appearing in the court on behalf of the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JOSAA) said that now there are no seats available in any of the IITs. In such a situation Prince’s admission cannot be done now. After which the court ruled in favor of the student and directed IIT Bombay to admit him. In Atul’s case too, Prince’s case lawyers Amol-Chitale and Pragya Baghel fought the case in court.
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