The case is ongoing and there is a lot of lobbying going on behind the scenes. We also now have an AG in Karnataka who is an NLSIU alum and an ASG at the centre who is also an NLSIU alum and argued in favour of NLSIU at the Karnataka High Court. So double advantage for NLSIU there. One factor working against NLSIU is that Chandrachud is also Chancellor of a few other NLUs and cannot be seen to discriminate against them. But then he has not shown any interest in other NLUs, has he?

Keep dreaming......but that ain't going to happen. Karnataka Govt has to agree to "let go" of NLS as a state institution before it can become a "national" institution. That has never happened before. All national institutions in Karnataka (namely - IISc, IIMB, NIFT, NID, NFSU Dharwad, IIT Dharwad, and NIMHANS) were set up as national entities right from their inception. Giving up NLS would mean the end of domicile-based reservation that the Karnataka Govt can ill-afford. Also, the state government is already opposing the implementation of NEP in the state, so the relation between the state govt and the central govt not exactly amicable.

There are exceptions like NIT before they were set up as national institute, they were state institute of engineering

@Guest007. You are right. NITs were RECs (Regional Engineering Colleges). That said, the respective state must still agree to "let go" before changing its status. Secondly, even today NITs are considered Tier 2 when compared to IITs - they don't get the same respect and status.

That did not happen by court order, but by legislative design. Doing something like that now will involve the central government having to put up considerable funds for the institute, which it will not do.

If that is the case, then IIULER Goa has also been set up by BCI.

"That did not happen by court order, but by legislative design. Doing something like that now will involve the central government having to put up considerable funds for the institute, which it will not do."

Spot on. Agree 100%.

No, that won’t obligate the centre to give money. There are many central institutions that are not being given any funds right now, especially Marxist social science institutes. NLSIU wants central status not for funds but to remove domicile quota.

Not any that has been even recently nationalised. And NLSIU doesn't want the tag, they have already implemented domicile quota despite high court stay.

Bro, have you seen the lawyers representing NLSIU? All A-list alumni working pro bono, plus many assisting from behind the scenes. It's an unbeatable dream team that can't lose! Also, let's be objective. NLSIU was set up by the BCI (under Ram Jethmalani's leadership) as an all-India institution with the CJI as Chancellor. The NLSIU letterhead clearly says it is founded by the BCI. WBNUJS and GNLU also have the CJI as Chancellor, but they were set up as state institutions and not set up by the BCI. Also, their name has the name of the state in it.

NLSIU was as much a state university as any other. BCI did not come up with any separate legislation for it, but the Karnataka government did. As for the name, NLSIU's has got school in it. That's not preventing it from claiming university status, is it?

Exactly , omg someone finally said it! Nlsiu deserves it

What NLSIU deserves, it's already got. Domicile quota.

It’s not about what the Karnataka govt wants. The fact is that the HC has ruled in favour of NLSIU and the ball is in the SC’s court. Chandrachud has a soft spot for NLSIU and Sudhir, as seen from the review commission appointments. You can see which way the wind is blowing.

Yes, the state government matters. Jadavpur U was slated to be converted into an IIT, but the WB govt did "let go" of the University, hence the idea had to be shelved. If the state does not agree, it does not happen.

Here's the 2005 news report.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/iit-status-in-sight-for-two-bengal-varsities/articleshow/1088445.cms

My prediction is that the Karnataka HC judgement will be upheld and NLSIU will be held to be the sole national NLU and distinguished from others. However, a window will be given to the state for non-CLAT courses like the 3 year LLB and MPP.

bhaijaan obiter aur ratio main fark samajhte ho?

I've got a technical question. How is Chandrachud hearing this matter to begin with? Doesn't he have conflict because he's the Chancellor of the institution? Shouldn't he have recused himself and let his brethren take this call instead? I've known judges to recuse on lesser pretexts.

Contrary to the understanding in the posts above, Sudhir is totally for domicile reservation. After the High Court held in favour of the alumni Petitioners and the State filed an SLP, NLS itself went ahead and gave the domicile reservation which the HC said the State could not do. It will be interesting to see what the SC does, especially with NLS alum arguing for (Gopal Sankaranarayanan and Nandakumar) and against (Shashi Kiran Shetty).

He was kind of forced to introduce the domicile reservation else the state govt would have stopped sending any funds to the university. This can actually be held against the state govt to argue how the state govt is trying to convert NLS into a local university for petty politics!

He gave in, just like other NLU VCs did. He's not anything special.

Don't spread lies. Sudhir accepted the domicile quota grudgingly, because that was a condition to getting more funds. He is not in favour of the quota.

That's your opinion, not a fact. The fact is that he agreed to it despite being under no legal obligation to do so.

Here's further evidence of the not-so-amicable relations between the Karnataka Govt and the Central Govt. Karnataka will scrap NEP from next year. In such a situation there is no way that the state government will give the NOC for NLS.

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/no-nep-from-2024-25-academic-year-karnataka-cm-siddaramaiah-2647057