In Brief
The appellant sought admission to a law course claiming entitlement to domicile reservation under the 2018 Amendment to the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Act, which reserved 30% of seats for domiciled students. The Amendment came into force on 21 May 2019, after the admission process had started. The Court held that the Amendment, not expressing a specific academic year for implementation, does not mandate application to the ongoing 2019-2020 process. The University's decision to extend benefits from 2020-2021 was fair and reasonable, given that candidates had already made choices based on the prior policy. The appeal was dismissed.
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