NLU PG aspirant challenges ‘exorbitant' counselling fee, HC sends notice
New Delhi:
Delhi High Court
declined any interim relief to a Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) postgraduate candidate who complained that the counselling fee charged by the consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) was "exorbitant".
Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, however, sought the stand of the consortium, Bar Council of India, University Grants Commission, central govt and others by July 2.
In his plea, the candidate said he could not participate in the second round of counselling on June 20 as the rules mandated he deposit Rs 20,000 as "upfront payment" after he already paid Rs 30,000 as a refundable counselling fee for the first round. The plea assailed Clause 2, Admissions Counselling Process, which provides for a freeze option, where whenever any candidate wants to book a spot, he is required to deposit a "non-refundable confirmation fee" of Rs 20,000.
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Questioning why this fee is payable at every round whenever the candidate opts to freeze any seat, the plea says a candidate thus may be charged even multiple times, considering there are three rounds of counselling. "Thus, via various sub-clauses of Clause 2.1, for the 2nd and 3rd/final round of counselling, the candidate would be required to pay a non-refundable amount of Rs 20,000-40,000 only for freezing their seat in both the rounds," the petition argued, saying such a steep fee has "absolutely no nexus" with the counselling's stated purpose and creates a financial barrier for many students.
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"I cannot participate without making payment of Rs 20,000 for per-round participation… This is the only exam in the whole country which charges such a large amount. Hundreds of students are not able to participate in the counselling. I missed the second round and the third round is on July 4," the counsel argued.
The court refused the plea for interim relief in the form of a waiver, but posted it for further hearing next month.
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