The Karnataka High Court said that the amendment made by the Karnataka government on the National Law School of India Act is against its principles. National Law School of India (Amendment) Act, 2020, that provides 25% of the total seats in the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) for the students of Karnataka was contrary to the objective of the original Act. The original Act has made NLSIU an autonomous institution with no space for the state to interfere in admission or any other academic matters.
Master Balachandar Krishnan, an aspirant of a seat in NLSIU through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), the Bar Council of India and others has filed a petition on this issue. A Division Bench comprising of Justice B.V.Nagarathna and Justice Ravi V.Hosmani passed this order. The petitioner also questioned the constitutional value of the new Act. The New Amendment said 25% of seats reserved are for studies studied in any of the recognized institutions in Karnataka for a minimum of 10 years and passed the qualifying exam.
NLSIU decided to conduct its own entrance test National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT) as it has come out from the consortium of National Law Universities across India, which conducts CLAT. The court stayed the implementation of the Amendment Act when NLSIU decides on conducting NLAT. NLAT was conducted on September 12. The Supreme Court directed NLSIU to take admission on the basis of CLAT held on September 28.
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