Surendran v. The University Grants Commission and Another – sllr 1993 volume 1 page 344

In the case between the Petitioner (a candidate seeking admission to study Engineering) and the University Grants Commission (the 1st Respondent) and another, the court addressed the issue of whether the University Grants Commission’s subdivision of the Merit Quota for university admissions, based on treating the August 1990 and April 1991 examinations as distinct, constituted a violation of the petitioner’s fundamental right to equality under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. It was held that the method employed by the 1st Respondent unjustly discriminated against candidates and contravened the requirement that examination results be considered jointly in accordance with Rule 29. The court reaffirmed the principle that equality under Article 12(1) prohibits arbitrary discrimination in ac