Ms. A.M. Noon and K.P. Noon vs. University Grants Commission et al. – SC F.R 352/2010-2013

In the case between Ms. A.M. Noon and K.P. Noon (Petitioners) and the University Grants Commission, Prof. Samaranayake (Chairman, University Grants Commission), the Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, and the Attorney-General’s Department (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether eligibility for university admission under the special foreign qualifications quota required satisfaction of the statutory three-year education-abroad criterion immediately prior to the qualifying examination. It was held that strict adherence to the admission criteria prescribed in the Manual and Handbook issued by the University Grants Commission is required, and that the Petitioners did not fulfill these statutory requirements. The principle reaffirmed was that administrative authorities must