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https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/nlsiu-agrees-to-reserve-10-additional-seats-for-karnataka-students-9654995/?ref=latestnews_hp
- 100% Karnataka reservation in SC/ST/OBC quota, across BALLB, LLB, LLM and MPP
- 50% Karnataka reservation in EWS quota, across all courses.
- No reservation in merit list.
Such a formula would have balanced meritocracy with political compulsions.
We now have a seats-for-land VC.
Remember that Sudhir and alumni argued before the Karnataka HC that other NLUs are not national, only NLSIU is national. Remember that NLSIU students declined to join efforts by students of other NLUs to jointly campaign for NLU nationalisation.
Karma is a bitch.
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Master Balachandar Krishnan vs The State Of Karnataka on 29 September, 2020
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### Bench: B.V.Nagarathna, Ravi V Hosmani
“111. As a sequitur, it is inferred that the respondent/Law School is not akin to a State University established by the State Government. In fact, on a reading of the scheme of the Act, it is clear that the State Legislature was mindful of the fact that it was establishing a national-level institution in the State of Karnataka and that its powers under the Act was minimal. It is also not on par with the other national law schools in the country. It may be that the respondent/Law School is a part of the Consortium along with other National Law Schools for the purpose of participating in CLAT. But, the respondent/Law School cannot be compared with other Law Schools nor is on par, for the reason that the incorporation and establishment of the respondent/Law School is unique; it is the product of an experiment made by the BCI to set up a model law college in India for the promotion of the legal education, which would be a national-level institution. -: 159 :- Hence, the respondent/Law School is a unique national- level institution and cannot be construed to be a State University. It may be that the establishment of the respondent/Law School is by a legislation just as other law schools have been set up in various States of the country but, the similarity ends there. In all other respects, the respondent/Law University is a stand-alone Law School and University of India. It has its own distinctive features and therefore, must function as such so as to achieve the objects for which it has been set up.”
https://indiankanoon.org/doc/170946768/
I don't know why so many people in the comments are treating this as a 'gotcha' moment saying this shows nls is going downhill. If anything, it is really unfortunate and shows how badly NLUs have to struggle for some extra funding and for infrastructure development. Most of NLS's recent infra is due to donations from private bodies like Infosys Foundation, JSW, Luthra, Thakur Foundation and so on. Still, it has to have these quid pro quo negotiations with the State Government for some extra resources.